Louis Manuel McManus (May 31, 1898 – April 17, 1968) was an American television engineer, film editor, and designer of the 1930s and 1940s.
He is best known as the designer for the appearance of the Emmy award statuette and symbol for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
During the 1930s, McManus worked primarily as an editor and edited many films and shorts, including those featuring Laurel and Hardy and the Our Gang characters.
[1][2] His design was ultimately chosen for the award, out of a field of forty-eight other proposals submitted.
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