Production
Ismail Merchant
1936-2005
Known for The Remains of the Day, A Room with a View, Maurice.
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Born12/25/1936
Died05/25/2005
AgeDied at 68
BirthplaceBombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
DepartmentProduction
Biography
Ismail Merchant (born Ismail Noor Muhammad Abdul Rahman; 25 December 1936 – 25 May 2005) was an Indian-born film producer and director. He worked for many years in collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions which included director (and Merchant's longtime professional and domestic partner) James Ivory as well as screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Their films won six Academy Awards.
