E.W. Emo was born on July 11, 1898 in Seebarn, Austria-Hungary as Emerich Josef Wojtek. He was a director and writer, known for 13 Stühle (1938), Es schlägt 13 (1950) and Um eine Nasenlänge (1949). He was married to Anita Dorris. He died on December 2, 1975 in Vienna, Austria.