Early Film Career
Despite being the cousin of one of the founders of the famous British Horror production companies, Amicus, Max Rosenberg, Wishman decided to go into the film business on her own. Recent legislation had allowed nudity to be seen in film if it was in the context of documentary footage. Wishman borrowed $10,000 from her sister, Pearl Kushner. Her first nudie feature was Hideout in the Sun in 1959, a nudist camp documentary. Her next film Nude on the Moon released in 1960, was a science fiction nudie. The film was banned in New York State, as the censor board stated that films featuring nudity in a nudist colony setting was fine, but showing nudity in a science fiction-themed film about a nudist colony on the moon was not fine. One of her next films, Blaze Starr Goes Nudist (1962), included a starring role for the legendary burlesque performer, Blaze Starr. Wishman continued to make films that featured nude women, releasing one or two a year. After countless nudie features, she decided to leave the genre when its popularity started to fade.
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