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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 (1986) and The Remains of the Day (1993). She was 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
    • 11 wins & 17 nominations total

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Known for

Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Thompson, and Samuel West in Howards End (1992)
Howards End
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1992
Helena Bonham Carter and Julian Sands in A Room with a View (1986)
A Room with a View
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1986
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
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1983

Credits

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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
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 2009
  • Kate Hudson and Naomi Watts in The Divorce (2003)
    The Divorce
    4.9
    • screenplay
    • 2003
  • Uma Thurman, Nick Nolte, and Jeremy Northam in The Golden Bowl (2000)
    The Golden Bowl
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 2000
  • Barbara Hershey, Kris Kristofferson, and Leelee Sobieski in A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
    A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1998
  • Anthony Hopkins in Surviving Picasso (1996)
    Surviving Picasso
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1996
  • Nick Nolte, Greta Scacchi, and Thandiwe Newton in Jefferson in Paris (1995)
    Jefferson in Paris
    5.7
    • written by
    • 1995
  • Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson in The Remains of the Day (1993)
    The Remains of the Day
    7.8
    • screenplay
    • 1993
  • Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Thompson, and Samuel West in Howards End (1992)
    Howards End
    7.3
    • screenplay
    • 1992
  • Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward in Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)
    Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1990
  • Madame Sousatzka (1988)
    Madame Sousatzka
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1988
  • Helena Bonham Carter and Julian Sands in A Room with a View (1986)
    A Room with a View
    7.2
    • screenplay
    • 1986
  • American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1985
  • Vanessa Redgrave, Christopher Reeve, and Madeleine Potter in The Bostonians (1984)
    The Bostonians
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1984
  • Greta Scacchi, Julie Christie, and Shashi Kapoor in Heat and Dust (1983)
    Heat and Dust
    6.4
    • novel
    • screenplay
    • 1983
  • The Courtesans of Bombay (1983)
    The Courtesans of Bombay
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • a film made by
    • 1983

Soundtrack

  • The Guru (1969)
    The Guru
    5.3
    • Soundtrack (as R. Prawer Jhabvala, "Tom's Boat Song")
    • 1969
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Personal details

  • Official site
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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'.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    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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