Doris Wishman

Biography

Doris Wishman was a pioneering American filmmaker, born on June 1, 1912, in New York City to Ukrainian-Jewish immigrant parents. She began her career after her husband's death in 1958, making her feature debut with Hideout in the Sun (1960) and going on to direct numerous nudist and sexploitation films, including Gentlemen Prefer Nature Girls (1963). Her work spanned four decades, culminating in her only horror film, A Night to Dismember (1979), which she edited after post-production losses.