🎬 Director
Ismail Merchant
Lived · 68
Born · Dec 25, 1936
From · Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Films · 7
🎬 Director
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.
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