El Hedi ben Salem
Known As: Elhedi Ben SalemDied: 1st January, 1976Born: 1st January, 1936Age: 90Birthplace: MoroccoBiography: 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.
