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Letter from Ismail Merchant, Mumbai, India, to James Ivory, New York, New York, [1964] March 16 : typescript signed.

BIB_ID
448566
Accession number
MA 23840.120
Creator
Merchant, Ismail, sender.
Display Date
Mumbai, India, [1964] March 16
Credit line
Gift of James Ivory, 2021.
Description
1 aerogramme (2 pages) ; 26.7 x 20.3 cm
Notes
Date and last line handwritten.
Aerogramme addressed to Mr. James Ivory, 143 East 62nd Street, New York 21, N.Y., U.S.A., postmarked March 16, 1964.
Provenance
James Ivory.
Summary
Acknowledging receipt of two letters from Ivory and despairing over their contents regarding the ongoing conflict with Columbia over the Indian distribution of "The Householder"; expressing anger with Ivory and disgust with Columbia and America and Paul Weiss's legal representation; saying there is no point in Ivory coming to India without the 4 lakhs Columbia will not release; despairing of filmmaking: "for the time being no more MIP productions"; adding "Now please do not misunderstand, I love you dearly and this has nothing to do with our friendship, but I see no end to it."