James Ivory
James Ivory was born in California in 1928. He is best known for his numerous Academy Award winning productions with his Indian-born life partner Ismail Merchant with whom he formed the film production company Merchant Ivory Productions. Ivory is renowned for directing 'A Room with a View' (1985), 'Howard's End' (1992) and 'Remains of the Day' (1993), which were each nominated for at least eight Academy Awards.