Waldemar Bonsels was born on February 21, 1881 in Ahrensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He was a writer and director, known for
Die Biene Maja und ihre Abenteuer (1926),
Maya (1975) and
Maya the Bee: The Honey Games (2018). He was married to Rose-Marie Bachofen, Klara Brandenburg and Elise Ostermeyer. He died on July 31, 1952 in Ambach, Münsing, Bavaria, Germany.