FILM DIRECTOR

James Ivory

1928 - Today

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James Francis Ivory (born Richard Jerome Hazen; June 7, 1928) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Ivory is the 88th most popular film director (up from 241st in 2019), the 784th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,600th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular American Film Director.

James Ivory is most famous for his work as a director and producer of the films "A Room with a View," "Howards End," and "The Remains of the Day."

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, James Ivory ranks 88 out of 2,041. Before him are Alan Parker, Robert Bresson, Peter Brook, Ernst Lubitsch, Fred Zinnemann, and Howard Hawks. After him are Terry Gilliam, Manoel de Oliveira, Carl Theodor Dreyer, John Carpenter, Wolfgang Petersen, and Aki Kaurismäki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, James Ivory ranks 40. Before him are Elie Wiesel, Martin Landau, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Maya Angelou, Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, and Martin Cooper. After him are Hans Küng, Jean Kennedy Smith, George Peppard, Kim Yong-nam, Alberto Korda, and Alvin Toffler.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Ivory ranks 784 out of 20,380. Before him are Barbara Liskov (1939), Michael DeBakey (1908), Albert Ellis (1913), Kateri Tekakwitha (1656), Rod Steiger (1925), and Howard Hawks (1896). After him are Keith Jarrett (1945), Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841), William Alfred Fowler (1911), Edgar Cayce (1877), Edward Mills Purcell (1912), and James Cronin (1931).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, James Ivory ranks 22. Before him are Stephen Hillenburg (1961), Brian De Palma (1940), Sydney Pollack (1934), Chuck Jones (1912), John Waters (1946), and Howard Hawks (1896). After him are Terry Gilliam (1940), John Carpenter (1948), Sidney Lumet (1924), John Huston (1906), Edwin S. Porter (1870), and George Cukor (1899).

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