Jayne Loader

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American director and writer

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Jayne Loader is an American director and writer best known for the 1982 Cold War documentary The Atomic Cafe.

Early life

She was born in 1951 in Weatherford, Texas. She graduated from Reed College (B.A., 1973) and the University of Michigan (M.A., 1976).

''The Atomic Cafe''

She co-directed The Atomic Cafe (1982) with Pierce Rafferty and Kevin Rafferty and has guested on many television shows, including Late Night With David Letterman. She is the author of Between Pictures (1986, ), a novel, Wild America (1989, ), a collection of short stories, and articles on film and culture.

Later years

In 1995, she created the CD-ROM and Website Public Shelter, which premiered in January 1996 at the New Media Center of the Sundance Film Festival and received two New Media INVISION Awards at Comdex.

From 1995 to 1997, she wrote WWWench, one of the first blogs and traveled the world as a New Media evangelist. In 1988, she debuted as a fictional character in Timothy Leary's What Does WoMan Want? In 1999, she married the astronomer Robert Kirshner. From 2001 to 2007, Loader and Kirshner were the Masters of Quincy House, one of Harvard's twelve undergraduate houses, where they lived with their bull terriers, Astra and Albert. During her tenure at Quincy, Loader renovated the Masters' Residence and Gym; helped to redesign the Dining Hall; gave many parties (assisted by the Quincy House Elves); and launched the controversial Masters' Nights speakers series. While serving on the Steering Group of the Resource Efficiency Program, Loader created the popular Valentine's Day Cosmetics Drive (2003–present), which survives her under the aegis of the Harvard Office for Sustainability.

She lives in Friendship, Maine and Portola Valley, California.

References

References

  1. Canby, Vincent. (March 17, 1982). "DOCUMENTARY ON VIEWS ABOUT ATOM BOMB". The New York Times.
  2. "The Atomic Cafe (1982) – IMDb".
  3. Herman, Robin. (May 16, 1982). "THEY TURNED OLD MOVIES INTO A TIMELY FILM ABOUT NUCLEAR WAR". The New York Times.
  4. "CONELRAD: THE ATOMIC CAFE {{!}} Jayne Loader Interview [Fall 2002, Winter 2005]".
  5. Harrington, Richard. (May 14, 1982). "'Atomic' Filmmakers: Trio With a Point of View". The Washington Post.
  6. "Late Night With David Letterman: Show #0023".
  7. "GROUND ZERO".
  8. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFCyWdu71kw "Atomic Cafe" Producers on Late Night, March 10, 1982-YouTube]
  9. "BETWEEN PICTURES by Jayne Loader {{!}} Kirkus Reviews".
  10. Johnson, George. (April 16, 1989). "New & Noteworthy". The New York Times.
  11. "Picks and Pans Review: Wild America : People.com".
  12. Silver, Allison. (June 11, 1989). "Cross-Country Cartwheeling : WILD AMERICA AND OTHER STORIES by Jayne Loader (Grove Press: $17.95; 256 pp.)". Los Angeles Times.
  13. Johnson, George. (August 12, 1990). "New & Noteworthy". The New York Times.
  14. ""Jeanne Dielman" by Jayne Loader".
  15. "Exposing the Rapist Next Door".
  16. "Jayne Loader'sPublic Shelter".
  17. "Pacing the Void #3- February 4".
  18. "Pacing the Void #3/2- February 4".
  19. Krieger, Todd. (January 21, 1996). "A Videogame to Tempt The Sundance Cineastes". The New York Times.
  20. (June 4, 1996). "Newmedia Announces '96 Invision Awards".
  21. (October 1997). "Interview – Jayne Loader {{!}} Mute".
  22. "Link-Lit From the Wench of Waxahachie".
  23. "Todd E. Napolitano".
  24. "Jayne Loader".
  25. Nichols, Peter M.. (July 28, 1996). "For Some Directors, the Web Is Their Studio". The New York Times.
  26. (October 22, 2011). "CD-Rom against the bomb".
  27. "CD-ROM publishers 'have lost the plot'".
  28. "95–100 (PONG Festival)".
  29. "MIC 9 art1".
  30. (October 8, 1996). "Rhizome".
  31. (1988). "Full text of "What does woman want?"".
  32. (December 12, 1999). "WEDDINGS; Jayne Loader, Robert Kirshner". The New York Times.
  33. "Kirshner Chosen As Quincy Master {{!}} News {{!}} The Harvard Crimson".
  34. "Mascot-less, But Not For Long {{!}} Magazine {{!}} The Harvard Crimson".
  35. "Quincy Students, Masters Mourn Loss of Poetic Pet {{!}} News {{!}} The Harvard Crimson".
  36. "A Gym of Their Own {{!}} Opinion {{!}} The Harvard Crimson".
  37. "Renovated Quincy Gym Opens {{!}} News {{!}} The Harvard Crimson".
  38. "Set the mood, Quincy Style {{!}} Magazine {{!}} The Harvard Crimson".
  39. "Crafted in Quincy, Alum Book Garners Praise {{!}} News {{!}} The Harvard Crimson".
  40. "Nobel Talk Swirls at Fete For Quincy Master's Book {{!}} News {{!}} The Harvard Crimson".
  41. "Elf Help {{!}} Magazine {{!}} The Harvard Crimson".
  42. "Eco-Feminist Protests Male Meat Culture {{!}} News {{!}} The Harvard Crimson".
  43. "Our Speciesist Culture {{!}} News {{!}} The Harvard Crimson".
  44. "Making Up Valentine's Day {{!}} News {{!}} The Harvard Crimson".
  45. "Office for Sustainability Spearheads Cosmetics Drive {{!}} News {{!}} The Harvard Crimson".

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