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Letter from Ismail Merchant, Mumbai, India, to James Ivory, New York, New York, [1963 November 24] : autograph manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
448333
Accession number
MA 23840.63
Creator
Merchant, Ismail, sender.
Display Date
Mumbai, India, [1963 November 24]
Credit line
Gift of James Ivory, 2021.
Description
1 aerogramme (2 pages) ; 26.5 x 18.9
Notes
Date from postmark.
Aerogramme addressed to Mr. James Ivory, 143 E. 62nd Street, New York 21, N.Y. U.S.A., postmarked November 24, 1963.
Provenance
James Ivory.
Summary
Noting "the shocking news" of the Kennedy assassination; saying he is missing Ivory, and "the entire night I dreamt of you"; describing lunch with Prayag Raj and someone else; saying they are starting to collect footage on Indian films; saying they are finishing cutting the Hindi negative of "The Householder"; asking if Ivory has seen the short film "Five Cities of Europe"; wanting to know where the "Householder" negative is and why it was misplaced-- "I am terribly worried"; discussing who to pressure to get the venues they want in India; asking Ivory to please send a letter to the bank about their joint account; thinking "The Householder" would work well on a double bill with "Sundays and Cybèle" [a.k.a. "Dimanches de Ville d'Avray"]--Ivory should ask Dan about it; saying Prayag wants to work with them again; expressing enthusiasm for "the actors film" project ["Shakespeare Wallah"]; sending a transcription of Mr. Kendal's diary, hoping Ivory will work on it in Dinuba; saying, "It is now a week I am here and I feel as if years have passed. Please come soon and write as often as possible."