Franz Marijnen nació el 4 de abril de 1943 en Flandes, Bélgica. Fue un director y actor, conocido por Addio Venezia (1969), Yerma (1974) y Princess (1969). Murió el 3 de agosto de 2022 en Flandes, Bélgica.
Marijnen tried to apply Jerzy Grotowski's method upon his return to Belgium, in 1969. He taught workshops at multiple Flemish and Dutch theatre companies, including the Nederlandse Komedie in Amsterdam, and found that classically trained actors were not open to the method.
