Jayne Loader

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)[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]

Later years

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 to 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 to 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

1. Canby, Vincent (March 17, 1982). "DOCUMENTARY ON VIEWS ABOUT ATOM BOMB". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
2. "The Atomic Cafe (1982) – IMDb". IMDb.
3. Herman, Robin (May 16, 1982). "THEY TURNED OLD MOVIES INTO A TIMELY FILM ABOUT NUCLEAR WAR". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
4. "CONELRAD: THE ATOMIC CAFE | Jayne Loader Interview [Fall 2002, Winter 2005]". www.conelrad.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
5. Harrington, Richard (May 14, 1982). "'Atomic' Filmmakers: Trio With a Point of View". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
6. "Late Night With David Letterman: Show #0023". TV.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
7. "GROUND ZERO". Dallas Observer. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
8. "Atomic Cafe" Producers on Late Night, March 10, 1982-YouTube
9. "BETWEEN PICTURES by Jayne Loader | Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
10. Johnson, George (April 16, 1989). "New & Noteworthy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
11. "Picks and Pans Review: Wild America : People.com". www.people.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
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. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
13. Johnson, George (August 12, 1990). "New & Noteworthy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
14. ""Jeanne Dielman" by Jayne Loader". www.ejumpcut.org. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
15. "Exposing the Rapist Next Door". www.nostatusquo.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
16. "Jayne Loader'sPublic Shelter". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
17. "Pacing the Void #3- February 4". wc.arizona.edu. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
18. "Pacing the Void #3/2- February 4". wc.arizona.edu. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
19. Krieger, Todd (January 21, 1996). "A Videogame to Tempt The Sundance Cineastes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
20. "Newmedia Announces '96 Invision Awards". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. June 4, 1996. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
21. "Interview – Jayne Loader | Mute". www.metamute.org. http://metamute.org. October 1997. Retrieved November 22, 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
22. "Link-Lit From the Wench of Waxahachie". partners.nytimes.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
23. "Todd E. Napolitano". www.altx.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
24. "Jayne Loader". IMDb.
25. Nichols, Peter M. (July 28, 1996). "For Some Directors, the Web Is Their Studio". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
26. "CD-Rom against the bomb". The Independent. October 22, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
27. "CD-ROM publishers 'have lost the plot'". Computerworld New Zealand. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
28. "95–100 (PONG Festival)". www.brown.edu. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
29. "MIC 9 art1". homepages.ihug.co.nz. Archived from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
30. "Rhizome". Rhizome. October 8, 1996. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
31. "Full text of "What does woman want?"". archive.org. 1988. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
32. "WEDDINGS; Jayne Loader, Robert Kirshner". The New York Times. December 12, 1999.
33. "Kirshner Chosen As Quincy Master | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
34. "Mascot-less, But Not For Long | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
35. "Quincy Students, Masters Mourn Loss of Poetic Pet | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
36. "A Gym of Their Own | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
37. "Renovated Quincy Gym Opens | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
38. "Set the mood, Quincy Style | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
39. "Crafted in Quincy, Alum Book Garners Praise | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
40. "Nobel Talk Swirls at Fete For Quincy Master's Book | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
41. "Elf Help | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
42. "Eco-Feminist Protests Male Meat Culture | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
43. "Our Speciesist Culture | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
44. "Making Up Valentine's Day | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
45. "Office for Sustainability Spearheads Cosmetics Drive | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.

External links

• Jayne Loader on IMDb