James Ivory (director)

James Francis Ivory is an American film director. For many years he worked extensively with Indianborn film producer Ismail Merchant, his personal as well as professional partner, and with screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. All three were principals in Merchant Ivory Productions whose films won six Academy Awards.

Ivory was born in Berkeley, California, the son of Hallie Millicent and Edward Patrick Ivory, a sawmill operator. He is of Irish and French descent, and grew up in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

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