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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 Jhabvala .
Ismail Merchant was born on 25 December 1936 in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]. He was a producer and director, known for Howards End (1992), A Room with a View (1985) and The Remains of the Day (1993). He died on 25 May 2005 in London, England, UK.
May 25, 2005 · Merchant Ivory film producer Ismail Merchant has died at the age of 68, his London office has said. Along with his creative partner James Ivory, he made such acclaimed period...
May 26, 2005 · Mr. Merchant died Wednesday in a London hospital, of complications following surgery for abdominal ulcers. The producer of nearly 50 films and television productions and the director of five films of his own, he formed a lifelong professional and personal partnership with Mr. Ivory after they met at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.
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.
May 25, 2005 · LONDON — Filmmaker Ismail Merchant, who with partner James Ivory became synonymous with classy costume drama in films such as “A Room With A View” and “Howards End,” died Wednesday.
May 25, 2005 · Ismail Merchant, whoseprodigious 44-year filmmaking partnership with James Ivory became synonymouswith sumptuous period dramas and literary adaptations, died in London onWednesday after a brief...
