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American film director

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James Ivory (1928–2017) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Berkeley, California, he began his professional work in 1953. He received education at the University of Oregon, the University of Southern California, and the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Ivory was a member of the Writers Guild of America, East, and his unmarried partner was Ismail Merchant.

His career included receiving a Guggenheim Fellowship, an Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, a European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film, and a National Board of Review Award for Best Film. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. Open Library lists ten works associated with the name James Ivory, including *Institute of the Law of Scotland : In Four Books* and *Vermeer's Mistress and Maid*.

Synthesized by Vinony from 35 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, TMDb, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
10

Top works

  • Institute of the Law of Scotland : In Four Books
  • An Institute of the Law of Scotland : In Four Books
  • Forms of Process Before the Court of Session, the New Jury Court, and the Commission of Teinds
  • Vermeer's Mistress and Maid

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Film & TV

Directing · 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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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Paris
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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
251
Total plays
756

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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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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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