Jane Nefeldt Dies: Former WGA West Senior Executive & Negotiator Was 71
deadline.comJane Nefeldt, a longtime WGA West Senior Executive who was involved in six contract negotiations, has died. She was 71. The guild said she died April 16 in Hermosa Beach, CA, but did not provide other details.
Born on September 24, 1952, in suburban Chicago, Nefeldt joined the Writers Guild in 1972 in the Operations Department, rose to Assistant Executive Director in 1986 and was promoted to Senior Executive in 1998.
She retired from the WGA in 2007 after nearly 35 years, ahead of its 100-day strike against the studios. “Jane was a force of nature,” said former WGAW Assistant Executive Director Ann Widdifield. “I met Jane in 1979 on my first day working at the WGAW.
She mentored me and taught me the ropes. We hit it off immediately and stayed close friends and work colleagues over four decades.
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