Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1928-06-07
- 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
via TMDB
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
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 7 June 1928
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Wikidata facts
- 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
Article
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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