Doris Wishman

Doris Wishman
Wishman on a film set, c. 1960s
Born	(1912-06-01)June 1, 1912 New York City, U.S.
Died	August 10, 2002(2002-08-10) (aged 90) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater	Hunter College
Occupation(s)	Director, producer, writer
Years active	1959–2002
Spouse	Jack Abrams (d. 1958)

Doris Wishman (June 1, 1912 – August 10, 2002) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. She is credited with having directed and produced at least 30 feature films during a career spanning over four decades, most notably in the sexploitation film genre.

A native of New York City, Wishman began her film career as a hobby after the death of her husband in 1958. She made her feature debut with Hideout in the Sun (1960), and went on to direct numerous nudist and sexploitation films, such as Gentlemen Prefer Nature Girls (1963), Behind the Nudist Curtain (1963), and Bad Girls Go to Hell (1965). In the 1970s, she made her first foray into directing pornographic films.

In 1979, Wishman filmed her first and only feature horror film, A Night to Dismember, which she spent several years editing after multiple reels were destroyed during post-production.^[1] She made a further three films in the early 2000s before dying in 2002, aged 90.