Doris Wishman - Later Life and Death

Later Life and Death

After the failure of A Night to Dismember, she moved to Florida in the mid-80s where she worked at a lingerie store. During this time people readily started to become very interested again in her work as much of it came to home video. Cult followings started to form and Wishman was honored at the New York Underground Film Festival. Cult Filmmakers like John Waters featured her Chesty Morgan work in his film Serial Mom. Joe Bob Briggs, The Drive-In Movie Critic, described Wishman as, "The greatest female exploitation film director in history." Wishman died on August 10, 2002 at her home in Coral Gables, Florida after a long battle with lymphoma.