James Ivory (director)

James Francis Ivory (born June 7, 1928 in Berkeley, California) is an award-winning American film director. He was educated at the University of Oregon, majoring in Architecture and Fine Arts and then at the University of Southern California Film School. His first film, which he wrote, photographed and produced, was Venice: Theme and Variations, a half-hour documentary submitted as a thesis film for his degree in cinema at USC. The film was named by The New York Times in 1957 as one of the ten best non-theatrical films of the year.

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June 7 - 1928 - Berkeley - California - American - Film director - University of Oregon - Architecture - Fine Arts - University of Southern California - The New York Times - 1957

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Ivory was a member of the famous Merchant-Ivory film-making team along with producer Ismail Merchant. Their partnership lasted from the early 1960s until Merchant's death in 2005.

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Merchant-Ivory - Producer - Ismail Merchant - 2005

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