Jayne Loader facts for kids
Jayne Loader is an American director and writer. She is well-known for her 1982 documentary film, The Atomic Cafe, which explored the Cold War era.
Early Life and Education
Jayne Loader was born in 1951 in Weatherford, Texas. She studied at Reed College, earning her bachelor's degree in 1973. Later, she continued her education at the University of Michigan, where she received her master's degree in 1976.
The Atomic Cafe and Other Works
Jayne Loader co-directed The Atomic Cafe in 1982. She worked on this film with Pierce Rafferty and Kevin Rafferty. The documentary is famous for showing how people viewed the threat of nuclear war during the Cold War.
Besides directing, Jayne Loader has also appeared on many television shows, including Late Night With David Letterman. She is also an author, having written a novel called Between Pictures (published in 1986) and a collection of short stories titled Wild America (published in 1989). She has also written articles about film and culture.
Later Career and Activities
In 1995, Jayne Loader created a CD-ROM and a website called Public Shelter. This project was first shown in January 1996 at the Sundance Film Festival's New Media Center. It won two New Media INVISION Awards.
From 1995 to 1997, she wrote WWWench, which was one of the very first online blogs. During this time, she also traveled around the world, sharing her ideas about new forms of media. In 1988, she even became a fictional character in a book by Timothy Leary called What Does WoMan Want?
In 1999, Jayne Loader married the astronomer Robert Kirshner. From 2001 to 2007, Loader and Kirshner were the Masters of Quincy House, which is one of Harvard University's twelve undergraduate student houses. While living there, Jayne Loader helped improve the Masters' Residence and Gym, and she also helped redesign the Dining Hall. She was known for hosting many parties and starting a speaker series called Masters' Nights. She also created the Valentine's Day Cosmetics Drive in 2003, which continues to this day.
Today, Jayne Loader lives in Friendship, Maine and Portola Valley, California.
