Ismail Merchant
Ismail Merchant (born December 25, 1936 in Bombay , Maharashtra , India , † May 25, 2005 in London ) was an Indo-British film producer .
life and career
Ismail Merchant, born in Bombay in 1936, produced his first film in 1960: The Creation of Woman (as executive producer). In 1961, Merchant began working with American director James Ivory , with whom he worked and lived until his death. During this time, almost 50 joint films were made, which together received six Oscars . He also directed a few films and stood in front of the camera in four films.
Among the most famous films, produced the Merchant include Howards End (Original Title: Howards End , 1992), The Remains of the Day ( The Remains of the Day , 1993) - both with Emma Thompson and Anthony Hopkins - and room with a view ( A Room with a View , 1985) with Helena Bonham Carter and Daniel Day-Lewis .
In 2002 he was awarded the Indian Order of Padma Bhushan . Ismail Merchant died on May 25, 2005 at the age of 68 in London.
Honors
- 2003 Honorary Member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts
- 2002 Padma Bhushan (Order of the Lotus) of the Government of India
- Commandeur des Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France
Filmography (selection)
- 1960: The Creation of Woman
- 1963: The Householder
- 1965: Shakespeare-Wallah
- 1970: Hollywood in Bombay ( Bombay talkie )
- 1972: Unterwilden ( Savages )
- 1974: Wild Party ( The wild party )
- 1975: Autobiography of a Princess ( Autobiography of a princess )
- 1977: The Dance Palace ( Roseland )
- 1978: The hustle and bustle around Georgie's and Bonnie's pictures ( Hullaballo over Georgie's and Bonnie's pictures )
- 1979: The Europeens - based on a novel by Henry James
- 1980: Jane Austen in Manhattan
- 1981: Quartett ( Quartet ) - based on a novel by Jean Rhys
- 1982: Heat and Dust ( Heat and dust )
- 1984: The Bostonians ( The Bostonians ) - a novel by Henry James
- 1985: Room with a View ( Room with a view ) - after the novel by Edward Morgan Forster
- 1987: Maurice - based on the novel of the same name by Edward Morgan Forster
- 1988: The Deceiver (The Deceivers)
- 1988: Big City Slaves ( Slaves of New York )
- 1989: Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
- 1991: Reunion in Howards End ( Howards End ) - based on the novel of the same name by Edward Morgan Forster
- 1993: What is left of the day remained ( The Remains of the Day ) - a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro
- 1994: Jefferson in Paris
- 1996: My husband Picasso ( Surviving Picasso )
- 1998: Zeit der Jugend ( A soldier's daughter never cries )
- 2000: The Golden Bowl - based on a novel by Henry James
- 2003: An Affair in Paris ( Le Divorce )
- 2005: The White Countess
Web links
- Ismail Merchant in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Obituary in the New York Times
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Merchant, Ismail |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indo-British film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 25, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bombay , Maharashtra , India |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 25, 2005 |
| Place of death | London |