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Ismail Merchant

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Born December 25, 1936 · Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India

Died May 25, 2005

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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.

Awards & recognition

  • Padma Bhushan · 2002
  • International Indian Film Academy Awards · 2001
  • Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · 1996
  • BAFTA Award — Best Film · 1992
  • BAFTA Award — Best Film · 1986
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  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 1994 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 1993 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Film · 1993 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 1987 · nominated
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Motion Picture – Drama · 1986 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Film · 1983 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Live Action Short Film · 1961 · nominated

Filmography24 titles

Merchant Ivory

2023as Self (Archive Footage)

Maurice

1987Producer

The Remains of the Day

1993Producer

The Proprietor

1996Director

Howards End

1992Producer

A Room with a View

1986Producer

Shakespeare-Wallah

1965as Theater Owner (uncredited)

Heights

2005Producer

The White Countess

2005Producer

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

1990Producer

Heat and Dust

1983as Indish Guy (uncredited)

Surviving Picasso

1996Producer

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

1991Producer

Quartet

1981Producer

Mrs Dalloway

1997Thanks

The Bostonians

1984Producer

The Europeans

1979Producer

Autobiography of a Princess

1975Producer

The Deceivers

1988Producer

Jefferson in Paris

1995as Royal Indian Man

Roseland

1977Producer

The Divorce

2003Producer

In Custody

1994Director

The Wild Party

1975Producer