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Ismail Merchant
Gender: Male
Place of Birth: Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Birthday: 25/12/1936
Death: 2005-05-25
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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