Ed Seeman

Edward Seeman (July 16, 1931 – February 4, 2025), also known by the pseudonym Eduardo Cemano, was an American artist. His works spanned disparate fields, from animated television commercials for children to films of artistic nudity and hardcore pornography. He was also known for his cinemaphotography and for his work with Frank Zappa in the 1960s.

Career

Seeman was born in New York in 1931, and attended both the High School of Music & Art and the Pratt Institute. He began his animation career at Paramount Pictures, making animation cels for shows such as Popeye the Sailorman and Casper the Friendly Ghost. He won several awards for his work, including Clios and ADDYs.

In 1967 Seeman paid Frank Zappa $2,000 to produce music for a Luden's cough drops television commercial. Zappa's music was matched with Seeman's animation and the advertisement won a Clio Award for "Best Use of Sound". An alternate version of the soundtrack, called "The Big Squeeze", later appeared on Zappa's posthumous 1996 album "The Lost Episodes". The completed soundtrack version includes narration from Seeman.

Seeman also produced other films with Zappa, such as the 14-hour montage Uncle Meat, for which he won a Cine Golden Eagle Award. In 1981 Seeman and Favata won an Emmy Award for their work on the intro to the children's television show The Great Space Coaster.

Death Seeman died at home in Ocala, Florida, on February 4, 2025. He was 93.

Films Film festival Frekoba, 1968, dancer Frances Alenikoff

Frank Zappa Electric Circus, c. 1967 Rehearsal, c. 1967 Also known as: Uncle Meat (40-minute version) Frank Zappa and the Original Mothers of Invention, video cassette version of film, 1987 The Real Uncle Meat Raw Meat Suzy Creamcheese What's Got Into You? Seeman contributed motion picture photography for Frank Zappa's: The Burnt Weeny Sandwich (unpublished) Uncle Meat 14 hrs version (the footage of the Mothers of Invention) (parts of it were shown publicly, but the whole was unpublished)

As Eduardo Cemano, sex industry films Millie's Homecoming, 1971 The Weirdos and the Oddballs (aka Zora Knows Best), 1971 Madame Zenobia, 1973

Eduardo Cemano short films Blushing Nude Cucumber Floating Nudes

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