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James Ivory is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Berkeley, California, in 1928, he began his work period in 1953 and continued until 2017. He is educated at the University of Southern California, the University of Oregon, and the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Ivory is a member of the Writers Guild of America, East, and speaks English.
His notable awards include the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, the European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film, and the National Board of Review Award for Best Film. He has also been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. Ivory was unmarried partner to Ismail Merchant.
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Berkeley, California, USA
James Francis Ivory (born June 7, 1928) is an American film director, best known for the results of his long collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions, which included both Indian-born film producer Ismail Merchant, and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Their films won six Academy Awards. Ivory has been nominated three times for the Best Director Oscar, and won his first Academy Award at the…
Known for
- Merchant Ivory — Self2024
- Only in Theaters — Self2022
- A Cooler Climate — Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice)2022
- Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony — Self (archive footage)2021
- Leçon de cinéma avec James Ivory — Self - Director, subject2020
- E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey — Self2019
- Rich Atmosphere: The Music of Merchant Ivory Films — Himself - Narrator2019
- Zefirino: The Voice of a Castrato2006
- A Tribute To Ismail Merchant — Self (archive footage)2005
- Leçon de Cinéma — Self2004
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Key facts
- Born
- Richard Jerome Hazen , ( 1928-06-07 ) June 7, 1928 (age 97) , Berkeley, California , U.S.
- Alma mater
- University of Oregon University of Southern California
- Occupations
- Film director screenwriter producer
- Years active
- 1953–present
- Partner
- Ismail Merchant (1961–2005; Merchant's death)
- Awards
- Full list
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Berkeley
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- www.merchantivory.com
- Image
- James Ivory 1991.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1928-06-07
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- unmarried partner
- Ismail Merchant
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- James Ivory
- related category
- Category:Films directed by James Ivory
- start of work period
- 1953-00-00
- different from
- James Ivory
- end of work period
- 2017-00-00
- member of
- Writers Guild of America, East
- sexual orientation
- homosexuality
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Encyclopedic overview
James Francis Ivory (born Richard Jerome Hazen; June 7, 1928) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was a principal in Merchant Ivory Productions along with Indian film producer Ismail Merchant (his domestic and professional partner) and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. The trio made film adaptations of stories by authors such as E.M. Forster and Henry James. Their body of work is celebrated for its elegance, sophistication, literary fidelity, strong performances, complex themes, and rich characters.
Merchant–Ivory was established in 1961 in India where they made modestly budgeted films including The Householder (1963), Shakespeare Wallah (1965), and Bombay Talkie (1970). Ivory began adapting films from classic novels such as The Europeans (1979), Quartet (1981), Heat and Dust (1983), The Bostonians (1984), Maurice (1987), and Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990). During this period he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for A Room with a View (1985), Howards End (1992), and The Remains of the Day (1993). At the age of 89, Ivory won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on Luca Guadagnino's Call Me by Your Name (2017), becoming the oldest competitive Academy Award winner.
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