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Ruth Jhabvala Obituary
Firoza Jhabvala said Wednesday that her mother died in New York after a long illness.
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was a longtime member of Merchant Ivory Productions, writing 22 films over four decades. She won two Academy Awards for her adaptations of the E.M. Forster novels "Howards End" and "A Room With a View." She was also nominated for adapting 1993's "The Remains of the Day." All three films were also best-picture contenders.
"Ruth Prawer Jhabvala has been a beloved member of the Merchant Ivory family since 1960, comprising one-third of our indomitable trifecta that included director James Ivory and the late producer Ismail Merchant," said the company's director of development, Neil Jesuele. "The passing of our two-time Academy Award winning screenwriter is a significant loss to the global film community."
Jhabvala was al so recognized for her fiction, receiving Britain's highest literary honor for her 1975 novel, "Heat and Dust." Her stories appeared in The New Yorker magazine, the most recent just last month.
Jhabvala is survived by Firoza Jhabvala and two other daughters, her husband Cyrus Jhabvala, and six grandchildren.
SANDY COHEN,AP Entertainment Writer
Copyright © 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
30 Entries
April 12, 2013
May Jah(God)The Hearer of prayer be with the family at this time.May you walk in his way,and may he guide your steps.To You all flesh will come...pslm.65:1..may I extend my condolence.~~MD~
Angela Workman
April 7, 2013
Your work brought such richness to the storytelling world. A very sad loss. Sincere condolences to the family.
Marion Knott
April 6, 2013
You gave me great joy with your writings. If only I could measure up to you in that regard.
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Michele McLeod
April 6, 2013
May the God of all comfort be with the Jhabvala family. (Romans 15:5)
Evette
April 6, 2013
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
April 6, 2013
Sorry for the loss of your dear loved one, reach out to the "Hearer of prayer" Psl 65:2.
B Hoffman
April 5, 2013
Sincere and heartfelt wishes to your family in this time of loss.
Karen B
April 5, 2013
Extraordinary talent, a lovely lady - you will be missed, always remembered - not forgotten.
April 5, 2013
so sorry for your loss,happy are the mericiful,since they will be shown mercy."matt.5:7.....d
MB
April 5, 2013
Jhabvala Family, I am deeply sorry for your loss. Please find comfort in knowing God will undo all the suffering we experience today.[Isaiah 65:17]
April 5, 2013
God bless you and your loved ones ~ Thank you for your gifts.
Anna hendon
April 5, 2013
I'm sorry for your loss. My prayers go out to you and the family.
michelle plakas-kaiser
April 5, 2013
rip
Lisa Hickson
April 5, 2013
She brought a wealth of beauty and happiness to the world - an enduring legacy and shining example - and will be greatly missed.
Margaret
April 4, 2013
Now may the Lord of peace himself give YOU peace constantly in every way. The Lord be with all of YOU.-2 Thes 3:16. May your family find comfort in these words.
Tom Smith
April 4, 2013
Sorry to hear about the death of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Family and friends can look forward to seeing her again and living under the rule of the Prince of Peace forever.
Mycena Dickerson
April 4, 2013
Dear Family, we Mrs.Ruth fans suffer along with you for your lost. By means of her work we were transformed into another time with different rules than our own. We all long for the ability to make good decisions so that we can always be with our loved ones and never have to leave them like in Howards Ends. Yet that time will come were we will never be apart from our love ones and peace will exist forever. Please draw comfort from Isaiah 11:6-9.
Evan Morgan Burnett
April 4, 2013
Dear sweet Soul, Thank you for years of the finest memories, through your writings and screen work with Merchant & Ivy. You and your work is loved by millions. I know how much you mean to your family, friends and the world over. Evan Morgan Burnett
Olga P.
April 4, 2013
My deep condolences to the Jhabvala family. May you find comfort from God's word recorded at Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10 regarding the loss of your loved one.
April 4, 2013
I am sorry to read about the loss of your love one Mrs Ruth,may the family find comfort in all her work and remembers, may God bless you.
April 4, 2013
May the God of all comfort be with your family.
Sincerely,
ER
April 4, 2013
Thank you so much, Mrs. Jhabvala, for "A Room With a View." Your script, succinct, spare yet full of humor and joy, inspires writers everywhere. It so deserved the Oscar it won. Deepest condolences to your friends, family, colleagues and admirers.
Wladyslaw Kordas
April 4, 2013
Requiem æternam dona ei, Domine.
Et lux perpetua luceat ei.
Requiescat in pace. Amen.
Ivy
April 3, 2013
God Bless You,Sweet Soul.
Jere and Kay Delano
April 3, 2013
So sorry for your loss. Sounds like she was a unique individual who led a full life. Blessings to the family.
April 3, 2013
A loss so sublime that it takes our breath away to think of it.
Krans Bloeimaand
Dwayne Bickham
April 3, 2013
rest in peace
April 3, 2013
My prayers are with you and your family in this time of need. Stay strong and always rely on Jehovah God for strength.
B. Gardner
April 3, 2013
My condolences to the Jhabvala family. Very soon God promises us no one will say: "I am sick". (Isaiah:33:24)
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