Producer
Ismail Merchant
Half of Merchant Ivory, and forty years of literary adaptations.
Ismail Merchant was an Indian film producer. He worked for many years in collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions which included film director James Ivory as well as screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Together they made film adaptations from the novels of E.M. Forster and Henry James. Merchant received the BAFTA Award for Best Film for A Room with a View (1985), and Howards End (1992). He received Academy Award nominations for Best Live Action Short Film for The Creation of a Woman (1959) and for Best Picture for A Room with a View (1985), Howards End (1992), and The Remains of the Day (1993).
- Born
- 1936-12-25, Mumbai, IndiaA Friday
- Died
- 2005-05-25, Westminster, EnglandA Wednesday, aged 68
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- India
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1936-12-25, Mumbai, India · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Kolkatathe zone used then
Asia/KolkataThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 3°18′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 23°56′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 22°10′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 16°12′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 23°36′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 5°12′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 16°54′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 5°47′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 18°57′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 28°08′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2005-05-25, Westminster, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 4°19′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 26°13′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 23°47′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 18°45′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 17°32′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 9°06′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Cancer | 23°52′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 10°35′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 17°35′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 23°41′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ismail Merchant was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.