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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).
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 · The film-maker also enjoyed cooking for his cast and crew on film sets. He died at a London hospital on Wednesday, surrounded by family and friends. Ismail Merchant, co-founder of Merchant...
It was with great sadness that Merchant Ivory Productions announced that Ismail Merchant, the companies founder and beloved producer for more than 44 years, passed away on May 25, 2005 after a brief illness in a London hospital where he was working on the film, The White Countess.
May 26, 2005 · Ismail Merchant, whose filmmaking collaboration with James Ivory created a genre of films with visually sumptuous settings that told literate tales of individuals trying to adapt to shifting ...
