FILM DIRECTOR

James Ivory

1928 - Today

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James Francis Ivory (born Richard Jerome Hazen on June 7, 1928) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. For many years, he worked extensively with Indian film producer Ismail Merchant, his domestic as well as professional partner, and with screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Ivory has received more than 1,372,591 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). James Ivory is the 241st most popular film director (down from 185th in 2019), the 1,600th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,178th in 2019) and the 63rd 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."

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of James Ivories by language

Over the past year James Ivory has had the most page views in the with 174,531 views, followed by Italian (32,411), and French (28,849). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (86.94%), Vietnamese (59.82%), and Georgian (38.22%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, James Ivory ranks 241 out of 2,041. Before him are Ruggero Deodato, Terence Young, Jacques Becker, Béla Tarr, Jafar Panahi, and Michael Moore. After him are Yılmaz Güney, Bertrand Tavernier, Víctor Erice, John Sturges, Lucio Fulci, and Karel Zeman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, James Ivory ranks 95. Before him are Marco Ferreri, Walter Mondale, Wolfgang von Trips, Sara Montiel, Burt Bacharach, and Gustav Leonhardt. After him are Colin Chapman, Michel Serrault, Vladimir Beara, Arman, James Earl Ray, and Ida Haendel.

Others Born in 1928

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Ivory ranks 1,600 out of 20,380. Before him are Louise Brooks (1906), Jeffrey DeMunn (1947), Conrad Hilton (1887), Julia Child (1912), Norman Reedus (1969), and Michael Moore (1954). After him are Beyoncé (1981), Steve Ditko (1927), Karen Grassle (1942), Barbara Hershey (1948), Edgar Mitchell (1930), and Bill Haley (1925).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, James Ivory ranks 63. Before him are Barry Levinson (1942), Nicholas Ray (1911), Arthur Penn (1922), Gus Van Sant (1952), Edwin S. Porter (1870), and Michael Moore (1954). After him are John Sturges (1910), Peter Bogdanovich (1939), Richard Fleischer (1916), Robert Aldrich (1918), John Frankenheimer (1930), and Joseph Losey (1909).

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Filmography

The Remains of the Day
Director
A rule bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in post-WWI Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause challenge his carefully maintained veneer of servitude.
Nov 5o 19937.365 / 10
A Room with a View
Director
When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. Meeting the Emersons could change Lucy's life forever but, once back in England, how will her experiences in Tuscany affect her marriage plans?
Mar 7o 19867 / 10
Maurice
Director
After his lover rejects him, Maurice attempts to come to terms with his sexuality within the restrictiveness of Edwardian society.
Sep 18o 19877.565 / 10