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![]() Susan Emshwiller was raised in Levittown, N.Y. by writer Carol Emshwiller and sci-fi illustrator, avant-garde filmmaker Ed Emshwiller.She got her BFA from Syracuse University in painting and printmaking and her MFA from California Institute of the Arts where she studied film. As a set decorator, her "day job" for many years, she worked with David Mamet, Michael Apted, and happily with Robert Altman on The Player, (in which she is a featured actress) Short Cuts, Kansas City, and Cookie's Fortune.She has written and directed several plays including the critically acclaimed and award winning "Brush Strokes", inspired by paintings of Edward Hopper. Her play "Dominoes" is published by the Dramatists Play Service and "Defrosting Popsicles" by Playscripts Inc. Susan has written screenplays on spec and for hire; most notably- co-writer of the Academy Award winning film Pollock for actor/director Ed Harris.Susan's feature film, In the Land of Milk and Money, a wild social satire, garnered awards and rave reviews at festivals in the US and internationally. She has written and directed short films, commercials, and music videos.Additional activities include script doctoring, teaching screen and playwriting at the MET Theatre in Hollywood, and giving workshops in filmmaking and writing.She has published several short stories and has just finished her first novel "Exclamation Point."Beginning in January 2017, Susan has joined the faculty at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she has been teaching Introduction to Screenwriting. She continues to do script doctoring of plays and screenplays. Ms. Emshwiller lives in Durham, North Carolina with her writer and actor husband, Chris Coulson.
Bio:
Susan Emshwiller was raised in Levittown, N.Y. by writer Carol Emshwiller and sci-fi illustrator, avant-garde filmmaker Ed Emshwiller.She got her BFA from Syracuse University in painting and printmaking and her MFA from California Institute of the Arts where she studied film. As a set decorator, her "day job" for many years, she worked with David Mamet, Michael Apted, and happily with Robert Altman on The Player, (in which she is a featured actress) Short Cuts, Kansas City, and Cookie's Fortune.She has written and directed several plays including the critically acclaimed and award winning "Brush Strokes", inspired by paintings of Edward Hopper. Her play "Dominoes" is published by the Dramatists Play Service and "Defrosting Popsicles" by Playscripts Inc. Susan has written screenplays on spec and for hire; most notably- co-writer of the Academy Award winning film Pollock for actor/director Ed Harris.Susan's feature film, In the Land of Milk and Money, a wild social satire, garnered awards and rave reviews at festivals in the US and internationally. She has written and directed short films, commercials, and music videos.Additional activities include script doctoring, teaching screen and playwriting at the MET Theatre in Hollywood, and giving workshops in filmmaking and writing.She has published several short stories and has just finished her first novel "Exclamation Point."
Beginning in January 2017, Susan has joined the faculty at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she has been teaching Introduction to Screenwriting. She continues to do script doctoring of plays and screenplays. Ms. Emshwiller lives in Durham, North Carolina with her writer and actor husband, Chris Coulson.
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Born in Levittown, Long Island. BFA in printmaking and painting from Syracuse University. MFA from California Institute of the Arts.Daughter of Avant-garde video artist/film maker Ed Emshwiller and novelist Carol Emshwiller. |
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Susan Emshwiller |
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Set Decorator,Art Department,Writer (IMDB) |
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All World |
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IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Set Decorator,Art Department,Writer |
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Set Decorator,Art Department,Writer |
| Last update: |
2024-07-03 05:28:01 |
| Birth place: |
1785 |
| Biography: |
Susan Emshwiller was raised in Levittown, N.Y. by writer Carol Emshwiller and sci-fi illustrator, avant-garde filmmaker Ed Emshwiller.She got her BFA from Syracuse University in painting and printmaking and her MFA from California Institute of the Ar |
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Born in Levittown, Long Island. BFA in printmaking and painting from Syracuse University. MFA from California Institute of the Arts.Daughter of Avant-garde video artist/film maker Ed Emshwiller and novelist Carol Emshwiller. |
| Job title: |
Set Decorator,Art Department,Writer |
| Spouse: |
Christopher Coulson (August 10, 1996 - present) |
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