Carmelo Bene was born on 1 September 1937 in Campi Salentina, Puglia, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Our Lady of the Turks (1968), One Hamlet Less (1973) and Salome (1972). He was married to Raffaella Baracchi and Giuliana Rossi. He died on 16 March 2002 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.