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El Hedi ben Salem
Acting
01 Jan 1936
† 01 Jan 1976
Morocco
Biography
El Hedi ben Salem was a Moroccan actor. He is best known as the lover and collaborator of provocative German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. He died while in prison. Fassbinder dedicated his last film, Querelle (1982), to Salem. In 2012, a documentary on Salem's life entitled My Name Is Not Ali, premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival.
Also Known As
Elhedi Ben Salem, El Hedi Ben Salem, Salem El Heïdi, Salem El Hedi
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