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
  1. Canby, Vincent (1982-03-17). "DOCUMENTARY ON VIEWS ABOUT ATOM BOMB". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  2. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083590/
  3. 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.
  4. "CONELRAD: THE ATOMIC CAFE | Jayne Loader Interview [Fall 2002, Winter 2005]". www.conelrad.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  5. Harrington, Richard (1982-05-14). "'Atomic' Filmmakers: Trio With a Point of View". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  6. "Late Night With David Letterman: Show #0023". TV.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  7. "GROUND ZERO". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  8. "Atomic Cafe" Producers on Late Night, March 10, 1982-YouTube
  9. "BETWEEN PICTURES by Jayne Loader | Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  10. Johnson, George (1989-04-16). "New & Noteworthy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  11. "Picks and Pans Review: Wild America : People.com". www.people.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  12. 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.
  13. Johnson, George (1990-08-12). "New & Noteworthy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  14. ""Jeanne Dielman" by Jayne Loader". www.ejumpcut.org. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  15. "Exposing the Rapist Next Door". www.nostatusquo.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  16. "Jayne Loader'sPublic Shelter". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  17. "Pacing the Void #3- February 4". wc.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  18. "Pacing the Void #3/2- February 4". wc.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  19. Krieger, Todd (1996-01-21). "A Videogame to Tempt The Sundance Cineastes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  20. "Newmedia Announces '96 Invision Awards". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  21. "Interview - Jayne Loader | Mute". www.metamute.org. http://metamute.org. Retrieved 2015-11-22. External link in |publisher= (help)
  22. "Link-Lit From the Wench of Waxahachie". partners.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  23. "Todd E. Napolitano". www.altx.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  24. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516363/otherworks
  25. 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.
  26. "CD-Rom against the bomb". The Independent. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  27. "CD-ROM publishers 'have lost the plot'". Computerworld New Zealand. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  28. "95-100 (PONG Festival)". www.brown.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  29. "MIC 9 art1". homepages.ihug.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  30. "Rhizome". Rhizome. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  31. "Full text of "What does woman want?"". archive.org. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  32. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/12/style/weddings-jayne-loader-robert-kirshner.html
  33. "Kirshner Chosen As Quincy Master | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  34. "Mascot-less, But Not For Long | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  35. "Quincy Students, Masters Mourn Loss of Poetic Pet | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  36. "A Gym of Their Own | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  37. "Renovated Quincy Gym Opens | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  38. "Set the mood, Quincy Style | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  39. "Crafted in Quincy, Alum Book Garners Praise | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  40. "Nobel Talk Swirls at Fete For Quincy Master's Book | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  41. "Elf Help | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  42. "Eco-Feminist Protests Male Meat Culture | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  43. "Our Speciesist Culture | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  44. "Making Up Valentine's Day | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  45. "Office for Sustainability Spearheads Cosmetics Drive | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
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