| Names |
ISMAIL MERCHANT (Born Ismail
Noormuhammad Abdul Rahman) |
| Date of Birth |
December 25, 1936 (in Bombay,
Maharashtra, India) |
| Date of
Death |
May 25, 2005 |
|
Profession / Traits / Activities |
Indian-born film producer and director |
| Special Achievements
/ Events |
- He worked for many years in collaboration
with Merchant Ivory Productions which included director
James Ivory as well as screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.
- Merchant succeeded as an independent producer in
Hollywood for more than 40 years.
- His strength lay in funding his projects, particularly
in his ability to produce films for several million
dollars less than those of his contemporaries.
- Merchant and Ivory were long-term life partners.
Their professional and romantic partnership lasted 44 years,
from 1961 until Merchant's death in 2005. In May 1961,
Merchant and Ivory formed the film production company
Merchant Ivory Productions. Their partnership has a place in
the Guinness Book of World Records for the
longest partnership in independent cinema history.
|
| Awards &
Accolades |
- PADMA BHUSHAN - 2002
- Their films won six Academy Awards.
- The International Center in New York's Award
of Excellence.
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