El Hedi ben Salem
Acting / Production / Writing / Creator
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.
Personal Information
Place of Birth
Morocco
About
Acting, Male
Birthday
01 January 1936, 89 years old
Known For
Filmography
Production
Writing
Creator