
Ed Emshwiller was an American experimental filmmaker and sci-fi illustrator.
After earning a bachelor of design degree from the University of Michigan in 1949, Emshwiller studied graphics at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and at the Art Students League of New York. He then quickly established himself as a prolific illustrator for science-fiction and men's adventure pulp magazines, digests and paperbacks.
In the late '50s, and particularly the early '60s, Emshwiller became heavily involved in the underground film scene in New York City. In addition to making his own films, he was the director of photography on films such as Adolfas Mekas's Hallelujah the Hills.
Later, Emshwiller moved to California where he became the provost and dean of film and video at the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia.
Emshwiller passed away on July 26, 1990.