Beth Meyers The Day After Interview

Beth Meyers The Day After Interview

Day After (Motion Picture)

Lawrence (Kan.) -- History

Nuclear war

Nuclear weapons

Kansas Public Radio (Lawrence, Kan.)

Segments from an interview with Beth Meyers conducted by Kaye McIntyre of Kansas Public Radio for a KPR special commemorating the thirty-year anniversary of the 1983 broadcast of The Day After, a made-for-TV movie depicting the aftermath of nuclear war, which was set and filmed primarily in Lawrence, Kansas. The KPR special aired on November 12, 2013. The interview was conducted at the Watkins Museum of History on June 28, 2012. Meyers was an extra in the film, portraying a blast survivor. She describes being covered in realistic-looking makeup. Later, extras attended a local disco while still wearing their gruesome makeup. The bombing scenes gave her nightmares for days afterward.

Meyers, Beth

McIntyre, Kaye

"The Day After": Thirty Years Later (KPR Presents)

Watkins Museum of History (Lawrence, Kan.)

Published with the permission of Beth Meyers. This work is the intellectual property of the Watkins Museum of History, Lawrence, Kansas. The public may freely copy, modify, and share this Item for noncommercial purposes if they include the original source information. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).

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To listen to the Kansas Public Radio special that includes this interview, go to https://kansaspublicradio.org/show/programs-kpr-presents/2013-11-12/kpr-news-day-after-thirty-years-later

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Lawrence (Kan.)

1983

2012-06-28

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McIntyre, Kaye

Meyers, Beth

Lawrence (Kan.)