James Ivory

James Ivory
Born
Richard Jerome Hazen

(1928-06-07) June 7, 1928 (age 95)
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Film director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1953–present
PartnerIsmail Merchant (1961–2005; Merchant's death)

James Francis Ivory (born Richard Jerome Hazen[1] on June 7, 1928) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. For many years, he worked extensively with Indian film producer Ismail Merchant, his domestic as well as professional partner, and with screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. All three were principals in Merchant Ivory Productions, whose films have won seven Academy Awards; Ivory himself has been nominated for four Oscars, winning one.

Ivory's directorial work includes A Room with a View (1985), Maurice (1987), Howards End (1992), and The Remains of the Day (1993). For his work on Call Me by Your Name (2017), which he wrote and produced, Ivory won awards for Best Adapted Screenplay from the Academy Awards, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Writers Guild of America, the Critics' Choice Awards, and the Scripter Awards, among others. Upon winning the Oscar and BAFTA at the age of 89, Ivory became the oldest-ever winner in any category for both awards.[2][3]

  1. ^ Jacobs, Alexandra (November 2, 2021). "James Ivory, Famous for Buttoned-Up Films, Is Frank About Sex and Much Else in His Memoir". The New York Times. p. C1. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Nevins, Jake (March 5, 2018). "James Ivory is oldest Oscar winner ever with screenplay award for Call Me by Your Name". The Guardian. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 BAFTA Awards backstage: James Ivory ('Call Me By Your Name') on his way to making Oscar history". Goldderby. February 18, 2018.

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