Jane Hamsher
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Jane Hamsher (born Jane Murphy; July 25, 1959) is a US film producer, author, and blogger best known as the author of Killer Instinct, a
Personal history and education
Hamsher is a
Hamsher lived in the Los Angeles area for most of her career as a producer. She sold her
Hamsher has had breast cancer three times: 1993,
Hamsher took her mother's maiden name. Her family name is Murphy.
Professional career as film producer
At USC, Hamsher became friends with
Subsequently, Hamsher and Murphy also co-produced two 1998 films, including Brandon Boyce's screen adaptation
Killer Instinct
In September 1997, Hamsher published the controversial
Firedoglake
Other organizations
Jane Hamsher is listed as leading the CommonSense Media Advertising Network,
She has been involved with the political action groups Public Option Please,[35] Blue America,[36] Accountability Now[37] and FDL Action.
Related activities
Hamsher has been a guest on
On April 7, 2008, she was a guest speaker in the panel discussion entitled "Intelligentsia" co-hosted by Elle and OfficeMax, along with Publisher of Elle Magazine Carol Smith, actress Melora Hardin, Vice President of Marketing for OfficeMax Julie Krueger, Editor in Chief of Elle Magazine Roberta Myers, footwear designer Taryn Rose, and Creative Director of Barneys Simon Dunan, at the Plaza Hotel, in New York City.[39]
Among other blogger conference programs, she participated in the
Filmography
- An American Summer (1990)
- Double Dragon (1994)
- Natural Born Killers (1994)
- Apt Pupil (1998)
- Permanent Midnight (1998)
- From Hell (2001)
Publications
- Hamsher, Jane. Killer Instinct: How Two Young Producers Took On Hollywood and Made the Most Controversial Film of the Decade. New York: ISBN 978-0-553-06914-3(13).
Notes
- ^ a b Pamela Murphy Farr; Jane Hamsher (June 24, 2006). "Greta Hamsher Murphy, 1924–2006" (Blog). Firedoglake. Jane Hamsher. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ a b Loren Farr; Jane Hamsher (July 23, 2005). "Happy birthday to you happy birthday..." (Blog). Firedoglake. Jane Hamsher. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ a b Jane Hamsher (August 27, 2009). "Remembering Ted Kennedy: How a 1968 Speech Comforted an 8 Year-Old" (Blog). FireDogLake. Jane Hamsher. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
- ^ a b Jane Hamsher (February 6, 2005). "How to Make the Superbowl (sic) Interesting for the Football Challenged" (Blog). FireDogLake. Jane Hamsher. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Jane Hamsher (November 26, 2009). "I'm Thankful For Kobe – And You" (Blog). Firedoglake. Jane Hamsher. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ OCLC 51466744.
- ^ a b c Paul Bass (July 4, 2006). "Jane & Her Poodles Get the Story". New Haven Independent. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
- ^ Tony Romm (December 23, 2009). "Republican Sen. Hatch cites liberal blogger in healthcare speech". The Hill. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
- ^ a b c Dana Kennedy (September 19, 1997). "Book Review: Killer Instinct". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
- ^ a b c Jane Hamsher. "Jane Hamsher". The Campaign Silo: FireDogLake. Jane Hamsher. Archived from the original (Blog) on November 23, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
- ^ a b "Jane Hamsher – Filmography – Movies & TV". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original (Website) on November 2, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ Jane Hamsher (December 23, 2005). "Meme of Fours" (Blog). FireDogLake. Jane Hamsher. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
- ^ Jane Hamsher (June 15, 2005). "We Teach 'Em, You Kill 'Em? Mmm…Not So Fast" (Blog). FireDogLake. Jane Hamsher. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
- ^ Jane Hamsher (December 28, 2004). "Susan Sontag: 1933–2004" (Blog). FireDogLake. Jane Hamsher. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
- ^ Jane Hamsher (July 7, 2005). "BushCo: Blowing Covers is Our Business" (Blog). FireDogLake. Jane Hamsher. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
- ^ Paul Cullum (November 21, 2002). "The Misfits: Four killer producers on the cutting edge of independent film". LA Weekly. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
- ^ Jane Hamsher (December 20, 2005). "On Image: Part Two" (Blog). FireDogLake. Jane Hamsher. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
- ^ Jane Hamsher (December 13, 2008). "FDL DVD Salon Welcomes Ed Begley, Jr" (Blog). Firedoglake. Jane Hamsher. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ Jane Hamsher (February 22, 2007). "About Plame House..." (Blog). Firedoglake. Jane Hamsher. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ Jane Hamsher (July 16, 2009). "Diane (sic) Feinstein's Office: "Under No Circumstances Will We Meet With Jane Hamsher"" (Blog). FireDogLake. Jane Hamsher. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
- ^ Jane Hamsher (July 14, 2007). "Saturday Block Party: Weekend Obsessions and Guilty Pleasures" (Blog). FireDogLake. Jane Hamsher. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
- ^ Jane Hamsher (January 16, 2007). "Three Time
LoserWinner" (Blog). FireDogLake. Jane Hamsher. Retrieved November 16, 2008. - ^ Arianna Huffington (January 7, 2007). "Report from the ICU" (Blog). The Huffington Post. Arianna Huffington. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
- Politico. Allbritton Communications. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ "Killer Instinct, Written by Jane Hamsher: Author Bookshelf". Author Spotlight. Random House. 1998. Retrieved November 23, 2008. (Full book description.)
- preview.)
- ^ Busch, Anita M. (December 12, 1996). "JD Prods. moves to Columbia". Variety. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ a b Patrick Goldstein (September 10, 1997). "A 'Killer' Memoir". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ Don Murphy (January 8, 2010). "Cathryn Jaymes, a Classy Lady" (Blog). Don Murphy. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ Times poll of Southland bookstores (September 28, 1997). "Bestsellers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ Ann W. O'Neill (September 26, 1999). "Judge Judy Takes Control, Even as a Witness". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ P.J. Boren (September 20, 1999). "Ferlauto v. Hamsher (1999) 74 CA4th 1394". California Courts of Appeal, Second District. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ CSmads.com
- ^ "Company Bankruptcy Information for Common Sense Media, LLC". business-bankruptcies.com. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
- ^ Publicoptionplease.com
- ^ Firedoglake Archived January 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine,
- ^ Accountabilitynowpac.com
- ^ a b "Jane Hamsher: Political Blogging: Macaca Mania". Eventcosm.com. Blogcosm. September 20, 2008. Archived from the original on September 24, 2008. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
- ^ "Elle & OfficeMax Present Intelligentsia" (Press release). Getty Images. April 7, 2008. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Elle; Jane Hamsher is standing second from the left. [Reference: 80557275]. Jamd.com
- ^ "Dan Rather Keynote Interview; Moderator Jane Hamsher". sxsw.com. South by Southwest. 2007. Archived from the original on January 18, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
The veteran television newsman reflects on how emerging technology has rewritten the mass media landscape. Moderator: Jane Hamsher Publisher, The Fire Dog Lake Company
References
- ISBN 978-0-451-18323-1.)
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - McIntire, Mike; Jennifer Medina (August 4, 2006). "In Race, Bloggers Throw Curves and Spitballs". The New York Times. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
- ISBN 978-0-8021-3448-6. (Google Bookspreview.)
External links
- FireDogLake – Blog founded and published by Jane Hamsher.
- "Hamsher, Jane" – Index of video interviews and diavlogcasts with Jane Hamsher on Bloggingheads.tv.
- "Jane Hamsher" – Biography and index of blog posts at The Huffington Post.
- Jane Hamsher at IMDb.
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- "Jane Hamsher: Author Spotlight" at Random House.
- "Jane Hamsher: Publisher, The Fire Dog Lake Company" – Panel speaker profile in "South by Southwest 2007 Interactive Panels Schedule," Austin, Texas, March 9–13, 2007.