Acting
El Hedi ben Salem
1936-1976
Known for Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, Martha, Fox and His Friends.
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Born01/01/1936
Died01/01/1976
AgeDied at 40
BirthplaceMorocco
DepartmentActing
Also known asElhedi Ben Salem, El Hedi Ben Salem, Salem El Heïdi, Salem El Hedi
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.
