- Maurice Gilliams was born on July 20, 1900 in Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor and writer, known for Elias of het gevecht met de nachtegalen (1991), Vergeet niet te lezen (1955) and Ten huize van (1957). He died on October 18, 1982 in Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium.
- On 27 August 1935, he married Gabriëlle Baelemans, but they separated soon thereafter, although a divorce would not take place until 1976 due to the resistance of Gabriëlle. On 26 April 1976 he married Maria Eliza Antonia de Raeymaekers.
- Maurice Gilliams always wrote autobiographical, generally concerning his failed marriage and his lost youth.
- His breakthrough as writer came with his autobiographical novel Elias of het gevecht met de nachtegalen (E: Elias or the fighting with the nightingales) at the age of 35.
- He was the son of printer Frans Gilliams, and he learned to be a typographer.
- Giliams was a Flemish writer and poet.
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