Jane Lahr

Who is Jane Lahr?

Jane Lahr is an American author.

She is the daughter of actor Bert Lahr, and sister of the New Yorker drama critic John Lahr.

Lahr's career began at Harry N. Abrams, Inc., where she pioneered the area of Special Sales and became Director of Advertising Publicity and Promotion. She left to help co-found Stewart, Tabori & Chang where she was pivotal in the packaging and marketing of Grand Mother Remembers, and co-edited with Lena Tabori, Love a Celebration in Art & Literature; now in its 24th year in publication.

Books Lahr packaged include: Jean Howard’s Hollywood and Only the Best. She edited The Celtic Quest a selection of both the Book of the Month Club and the Literary Guild. Welcome Books distributed by Random House published her book Searching for Mary Magdalene: A Journey in Art & Literature in May 2006 which won an Independent Publisher Book Award in the category of religion in 2007. In 2007 she co- edited Joan Grant - Speaking from the Heart: Ethics, Reincarnation & What it Means to Be Human. She is partner in a book packaging/agenting company Lahr & Partners, LLC.

Lahr was married to theater critic Martin Gottfried. She is now married to Sherman E. Crites of Stonington CT and St. Louis MO and has a daughter Maya Gottfried who is also a writer.