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François Abou Salem(1951-2011)

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François Abou Salem was born on 2 October 1951 in Provins, Seine-et-Marne, France. He was an actor and production designer, known for Les Rita Mitsouko: Marcia Baïla (1984), Miral (2010) and Die Entführung aus dem Serail (1997). He died on 1 October 2011 in Ramallah, West Bank.
BornOctober 2, 1951
DiedOctober 1, 2011(59)
BornOctober 2, 1951
DiedOctober 1, 2011(59)
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Fred Chichin and Catherine Ringer in Les Rita Mitsouko: Marcia Baïla (1984)
Les Rita Mitsouko: Marcia Baïla
7.8
Music Video
  • Production Designer
  • 1984
Miral (2010)
Miral
6.2
  • DNA Doctor(as Francois Abou Salem-Gasper)
  • 2010
Christine Schäfer in Die Entführung aus dem Serail (1997)
Die Entführung aus dem Serail
7.8
TV Movie
  • Additional Crew
  • 1997

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Actor

  • Miral (2010)
    Miral
    6.2
    • DNA Doctor (as Francois Abou Salem-Gasper)
    • 2010

Production Designer

  • Fred Chichin and Catherine Ringer in Les Rita Mitsouko: Marcia Baïla (1984)
    Les Rita Mitsouko: Marcia Baïla
    7.8
    Music Video
    • Production Designer
    • 1984

Additional Crew

  • Christine Schäfer in Die Entführung aus dem Serail (1997)
    Die Entführung aus dem Serail
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • directed for stage
    • 1997

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Alternative name
    • Francois Abou Salem-Gasper
  • Born
    • October 2, 1951
    • Provins, Seine-et-Marne, France
  • Died
    • October 1, 2011
    • Ramallah, West Bank

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    Actor, theater director, he is the son of Lorand Gaspar.

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