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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala(1927-2013)

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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was born on 7 May 1927 in Cologne, Germany. She was a writer, known for Howards End (1992), A Room with a View (1985) and The Remains of the Day (1993). She was previously married to Cyrus Jhabvala. She died on 3 April 2013 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornMay 7, 1927
DiedApril 3, 2013(85)
BornMay 7, 1927
DiedApril 3, 2013(85)
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  • Won 2 Oscars
    • 10 wins & 16 nominations total

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James Ivory, Ismail Merchant, and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
The guiding creative force behind "Jefferson in Paris" is the renowned filmmaking partnership of director James Ivory (left), producer Ismail Merchant (center) and Academy Award-winning screenwriter Ruth Prawer Hjabvala (right).

Known for

Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Thompson, and Samuel West in Howards End (1992)
Howards End
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1992
Helena Bonham Carter and Julian Sands in A Room with a View (1985)
A Room with a View
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1985
Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson in The Remains of the Day (1993)
The Remains of the Day
7.8
  • Writer
  • 1993
Greta Scacchi, Julie Christie, and Shashi Kapoor in Heat and Dust (1983)
Heat and Dust
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1983

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Writer

  • Anthony Hopkins, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Laura Linney in The City of Your Final Destination (2009)
    The City of Your Final Destination
    • screenplay
    • 2009
  • Kate Hudson and Naomi Watts in The Divorce (2003)
    The Divorce
    • screenplay
    • 2003
  • The Golden Bowl (2000)
    The Golden Bowl
    • screenplay
    • 2000
  • A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
    A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
    • screenplay
    • 1998
  • Anthony Hopkins in Surviving Picasso (1996)
    Surviving Picasso
    • screenplay
    • 1996
  • Nick Nolte, Greta Scacchi, and Thandiwe Newton in Jefferson in Paris (1995)
    Jefferson in Paris
    • written by
    • 1995
  • Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson in The Remains of the Day (1993)
    The Remains of the Day
    • screenplay
    • 1993
  • Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Thompson, and Samuel West in Howards End (1992)
    Howards End
    • screenplay
    • 1992
  • Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward in Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)
    Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
    • screenplay
    • 1990
  • Madame Sousatzka (1988)
    Madame Sousatzka
    • screenplay
    • 1988
  • Helena Bonham Carter and Julian Sands in A Room with a View (1985)
    A Room with a View
    • screenplay
    • 1985
  • American Playhouse
    American Playhouse
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • The Bostonians (1984)
    The Bostonians
    • screenplay
    • 1984
  • The Courtesans of Bombay (1983)
    The Courtesans of Bombay
    • a film made by
    • TV Movie
    • 1983
  • Greta Scacchi, Julie Christie, and Shashi Kapoor in Heat and Dust (1983)
    Heat and Dust
    • novel
    • screenplay
    • 1983

Soundtrack

  • The Guru (1969)
    The Guru
    • Soundtrack (as R. Prawer Jhabvala, "Tom's Boat Song")
    • 1969
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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • R. Prawer Jhabvala
  • Born
    • May 7, 1927
    • Cologne, Germany
  • Died
    • April 3, 2013
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(complications from a pulmonary condition)
  • Spouse
    • Cyrus Jhabvala1951 - April 3, 2013 (her death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Won the 1975 Booker Prize for her novel 'Heat and Dust'.

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    She was born into a Jewish family which fled Nazi Germany in 1939 to begin a new life in Britain. She met her future husband in London, and they moved to his native India in the 1950s.

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