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Ismail Merchant (born Ismail Noor Muhammad Abdul Rahman; 25 December 1936 – 25 May 2005) was an Indian film producer. He worked for many years in collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions which included film director (and Merchant's longtime professional and domestic partner) James Ivory as well as screenwriter Ruth Prawer ...
Ismail Merchant was a filmmaker who collaborated with James Ivory and produced acclaimed adaptations of literary classics. He was born in India, died in London, and was nominated for four Oscars.
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- Producer, Director, Actor
The article in question, published by The Guardian, took a critical look at the relationship between famed director-producer duo James Ivory and Ismail Merchant through the lens of a recently released documentary.
It is with great sadness that Merchant Ivory Productions announced that Ismail Merchant, our company founder and beloved producer for more than 44 years, passed away May 25, 2005 after a brief illness in a London hospital where he was working on his latest film, The White Countess.
Merchant Ivory Productions is a film company founded in 1961 by producer Ismail Merchant (1936–2005) and director James Ivory (b. 1928). Merchant and Ivory were life and business partners from 1961 until Merchant's death in 2005.
May 26, 2005 · A tribute to the producer-director Ismail Merchant, who died in 2005, by Roger Ebert. He recalls Merchant's career, collaborations, style and personality, and praises his films based on novels by Forster, James and Naipaul.
Jun 2, 2005 · Ismail Merchant, film producer, died on May 25th, aged 68. FOR a devout Muslim, it was ironic that Ismail Merchant was born on Christmas Day, 1936. Not that religion played any conspicuous...
