biography
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Merchant, Ismail
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originally Ismail Noormohamed Abdul Rehman
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1936– )
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| biography:
| Film producer, born in Mumbai (Bombay), W India. In 1961 he collaborated with James Ivory in setting up a film production company, Merchant-Ivory Productions. They made their first film, The Householder, in 1963, and achieved international success with Shakespeare Wallah (1965). Later works include The Bostonians (1984), the Oscar-nominated A Room With A View (1985), Howards End (1992), The Remains of the Day (1993), Surviving Picasso (1996), and Goldfish Bowl (2000). He has also worked as a director, his films including The Proprietor (1996) and Cotton Mary (1999). In 2002 he was awarded, with James Ivory, a BAFTA Fellowship for outstanding contributions to world cinema. |
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