Jayne Loader
Jayne Loader is an American director and writer best known for the 1982 Cold War documentary The Atomic Café.
Life and career[]
She was born in 1951 in Weatherford, Texas. She graduated from Reed College (B.A., 1973) and the University of Michigan (M.A., 1976).
She co-directed The Atomic Cafe (1982)[1] with Pierce Rafferty and Kevin Rafferty[2][3][4] and has guested on many television shows,[5] including Late Night With David Letterman.[6][7][8] She is the author of Between Pictures (1986, ISBN 0-312-91345-1), a novel,[9][10] Wild America (1989, ISBN 0-8021-1106-8), a collection of short stories,[11][12][13] and articles on film[14] and culture.[15]
In 1995, she created the CD-ROM and Website Public Shelter,[16][17][18] which premiered in January, 1996 at the New Media Center of the Sundance Film Festival[19] and received two New Media INVISION Awards at Comdex.[20][21]
From 1995 - 1997, she wrote WWWench,[22] one of the first blogs[23][24][25] and traveled the world as a New Media evangelist.[26][27][28][29][30] In 1988, she debuted as a fictional character in Timothy Leary's What Does WoMan Want?[31] In 1999, she married the astronomer Robert Kirshner.[32] From 2001 - 2007, Loader and Kirshner were the Masters of Quincy House,[33] one of Harvard's twelve undergraduate houses, where they lived with their bull terriers, Astra[34] and Albert.[35] During her tenure at Quincy, Loader renovated the Masters' Residence and Gym;[36][37] helped to redesign the Dining Hall;[38] gave many parties[39][40] (assisted by the Quincy House Elves[41]); and launched the controversial Masters' Nights speakers series.[42][43] While serving on the Steering Group of the Resource Efficiency Program, Loader created the popular Valentine's Day Cosmetics Drive[44] (2003–present), which survives her under the aegis of the Harvard Office for Sustainability.[45]
She lives in Friendship, Maine and Portola Valley, California.
References[]
- ^ Canby, Vincent (1982-03-17). "DOCUMENTARY ON VIEWS ABOUT ATOM BOMB". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "The Atomic Cafe (1982) - IMDb".
- ^ Herman, Robin (1982-05-16). "THEY TURNED OLD MOVIES INTO A TIMELY FILM ABOUT NUCLEAR WAR". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "CONELRAD: THE ATOMIC CAFE | Jayne Loader Interview [Fall 2002, Winter 2005]". www.conelrad.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ Harrington, Richard (1982-05-14). "'Atomic' Filmmakers: Trio With a Point of View". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "Late Night With David Letterman: Show #0023". TV.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "GROUND ZERO". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "Atomic Cafe" Producers on Late Night, March 10, 1982-YouTube
- ^ "BETWEEN PICTURES by Jayne Loader | Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ Johnson, George (1989-04-16). "New & Noteworthy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Wild America : People.com". www.people.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ Silver, Allison (1989-06-11). "Cross-Country Cartwheeling : WILD AMERICA AND OTHER STORIES by Jayne Loader (Grove Press: $17.95; 256 pp.)". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
- ^ Johnson, George (1990-08-12). "New & Noteworthy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ ""Jeanne Dielman" by Jayne Loader". www.ejumpcut.org. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "Exposing the Rapist Next Door". www.nostatusquo.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "Jayne Loader'sPublic Shelter". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "Pacing the Void #3- February 4". wc.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "Pacing the Void #3/2- February 4". wc.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ Krieger, Todd (1996-01-21). "A Videogame to Tempt The Sundance Cineastes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "Newmedia Announces '96 Invision Awards". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "Interview - Jayne Loader | Mute". www.metamute.org. http://metamute.org. October 1997. Retrieved 2015-11-22. External link in
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(help) - ^ "Link-Lit From the Wench of Waxahachie". partners.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "Todd E. Napolitano". www.altx.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "Jayne Loader".
- ^ Nichols, Peter M. (1996-07-28). "For Some Directors, the Web Is Their Studio". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "CD-Rom against the bomb". The Independent. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "CD-ROM publishers 'have lost the plot'". Computerworld New Zealand. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "95-100 (PONG Festival)". www.brown.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "MIC 9 art1". homepages.ihug.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "Rhizome". Rhizome. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "Full text of "What does woman want?"". archive.org. 1988. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "WEDDINGS; Jayne Loader, Robert Kirshner". The New York Times. 12 December 1999.
- ^ "Kirshner Chosen As Quincy Master | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "Mascot-less, But Not For Long | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ "Quincy Students, Masters Mourn Loss of Poetic Pet | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "A Gym of Their Own | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "Renovated Quincy Gym Opens | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "Set the mood, Quincy Style | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "Crafted in Quincy, Alum Book Garners Praise | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "Nobel Talk Swirls at Fete For Quincy Master's Book | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "Elf Help | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ "Eco-Feminist Protests Male Meat Culture | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "Our Speciesist Culture | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "Making Up Valentine's Day | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "Office for Sustainability Spearheads Cosmetics Drive | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
External links[]
- Jayne Loader on IMDb
- 20th-century American novelists
- American women novelists
- Reed College alumni
- University of Michigan alumni
- Harvard University staff
- American women film directors
- 1951 births
- Living people
- American women short story writers
- 20th-century American women writers
- People from Weatherford, Texas
- 20th-century American short story writers
- People from Knox County, Maine
- People from Portola Valley, California
- Collage filmmakers
- Novelists from California
- Film directors from California
- Film directors from Texas
- Film directors from Maine
- Women experimental filmmakers