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Letter from Ismail Merchant, London, England, to Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and Cyrus Jhabvala, Delhi, India, [1965] July 14 : autograph manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
448848
Accession number
MA 23840.185
Creator
Merchant, Ismail, sender.
Display Date
London, England, [1965] July 14
Credit line
Gift of James Ivory, 2021.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 28 x 21.2 cm + envelope
Notes
Year from postmark.
Typed on MIP letterhead.
Envelope addressed to Mrs. R. Prawer Jhabvala, 1-A Flagstaff Road, Delhi 6, India, postmarked July 15, 1965.
Provenance
James Ivory.
Summary
Telling them he has been suffering from an ear ache for over a month and has been told to rest by a doctor; describing their arrival in London, the positive reception "Shakespeare Wallah" has received, and meeting with Columbia, Rank, and the British Film Institute; saying the prospective distributors all want the film shortened before they take it on; describing his and Ivory's visits to Ruth's mother and brother and his family; apologizing for not having sent any clippings-- it was because of his earache "and the Germans did not help it-- They are very unpleasant people and I shall not go to any of their future film festivals"; saying he will write from New York.