What is Ismail Merchant?
'''Ismail Merchant''' (born '''Ismail Noor Muhammad Abdul Rahman'''; 25 December 1936&nbsp;– 25 May 2005) was an [[Indian people|Indian]] movie producer and director. He worked for many years with [[Merchant Ivory Productions]]. He was the domestic partner of [[James Ivory]]. Merchant was born in [[Mumbai|Bombay]], [[Bombay Presidency]]. Merchant died in [[Westminster]], England<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.findmypast.com/BirthsMarriagesDeaths.jsp |title= Births, Marriages and Deaths 1538 - 2006 |access-date=31 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831050858/http://www.findmypast.com/BirthsMarriagesDeaths.jsp |archive-date=31 August 2009 }}</ref> from problems caused by [[stomach]] [[surgery]] and [[ulcers]], aged 68.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://us.rediff.com/movies/2005/may/25ismail.htm |title=Ismail Merchant passes away at 68 |website=Us.rediff.com |date=2005-05-26 |access-date=2016-06-05}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Merchant, Ismail}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2005 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from surgical complications]] [[Category:Indian movie directors]] [[Category:Indian movie producers]] [[Category:Deaths from ulcers]] [[Category:LGBT directors]] [[Category:LGBT producers]] [[Category:LGBT Muslims]] {{bio-stub}}