Doris Wishman

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Doris Wishman (June 1, 1912 – August 10, 2002) was an American film director, screenwriter, film producer Doris Wishman was born on June 1, 1912, in New York City. She was still a child when her mother died. Her father was a hay and grain salesmen who raised her and her five other siblings. Wishman studied for awhile at Hunter College where she studied several courses including acting. She then worked as both a secretary and a movie booker until she met and then married a man by the name of Jack Abrahms. After Abrahms died, Wishman wanted to do something in her life that we keep her busy instead of being a grieving widow. Despite being the cousin of one of the founders of the famous British Horror production companies, Amicus, Max Rosenberg, Wishman decided that she wanted to go into the film business on her own. recent legislation allowed to let nudity be seen in film in the context of Documentary footage. Wishman then borrowed $10,000 from her sister, Pearl Kushner. Her first feature was a film by the name of Hideout in the Sun in 1959. Her next film Nude on the Moon released in 1960 was an early Nudie film, which Wishman featured Science Fiction elements in it.

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