BIB_ID
448323
Accession number
MA 23840.72
Creator
Merchant, Ismail, sender.
Display Date
Mumbai, India, 1963 December 11
Credit line
Gift of James Ivory, 2021.
Description
1 aerogramme (2 pages) ; 26.5 x 18.9 cm
Notes
Year from James Ivory's notes.
Aerogramme addressed to Mr. James Ivory, 143 East 62nd Street, New York 21, N.Y. U.S.A., postmark illegible.
Aerogramme addressed to Mr. James Ivory, 143 East 62nd Street, New York 21, N.Y. U.S.A., postmark illegible.
Provenance
James Ivory.
Summary
Telling Ivory that he is "so glad that after such hard work and patiences [sic] the Delhi film comes up to your satisfaction"; saying that "These days apart from work I spent most of my time with Jennifer and Shahsi [sic]"; updating Ivory on the issues surrounding the distribution of "The Householder" in India, including the mystery around Columbia's decision; repeating the story of the mistaken check for $50 from Ivory's father; saying that Ruth Jhabvala is asking Merchant to arrange a screening of "new European films" through the embassies in New Delhi, and to arrange for her to read some screenplays, which luckily Jennifer has; asking Ivory to send him some Merchant Ivory Productions letterhead as well as some of Merchant's personal stationary; discussing the publicity budget and asking Ivory to meet with Herbert Golden at Columbia before he leaves for California; asking if Ivory has read Geoffrey Kendal's diary yet, and wanting to know his thoughts on it; asking for photos of Leela and anything else Ivory thinks to send; asking if Chuck has met with Lillian Ross yet; anticipating beginning a new project in New York; mentioning the budget he enclosed in his last letter to Ivory.
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