Jane Lahr (born 1943) is an American author, editor, and literary agent, the daughter of actor Bert Lahr, and sister of ''

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'' drama critic John Lahr. After studying art at

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and working with sculptor

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, she began working at publisher

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, 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 (STC), where she was pivotal in the packaging and marketing of ''Grandmother Remembers'', and co-edited ''Love: a Celebration in Art & Literature'' with Lena Tabori, now in its 24th year in publication. Books that 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. Her book ''Searching for Mary Magdalene: A Journey in Art & Literature'' published in 2007 by Welcome Books, and distributed by

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in 2007, won a Silver Independent Publisher Book Award in the category of religion. In 2007 she co-edited ''Speaking from the Heart: Ethics, Reincarnation & What it Means to Be Human'', with Joan Grant. She is partner in a book packaging/agenting company "Lahr & Partners, LLC". Lahr was married to theater critic and author Martin Gottfried, and is now married to Sherman E. Crites. She has a daughter, Maya Gottfried, who is a writer. Lahr is on the Board of Directors of The School of Images in New York City, a school founded by Dr. Catherine Shainberg in 1982, as well as the Board of the Abby Whiteside Foundation.

Bibliography

*''Love a Celebration in Art & Literature'' by Jane Lahr and Lena Tabori, Stewart Tabori & Chang 1981 () *''Grandmother Remembers'' by Judith Levy, Stewart Tabori & Chang, 1983 () *''Searching for Mary Magdalene: A Journey Through Art and Literature'' by Jane Lahr, Welcome Books, 2006 () *''The Celtic Quest'' edited by Jane Lahr, Welcome Books, 2007 () *''Speaking from the Heart: Ethics, Reincarnation & What it Means to Be Human'' by Joan Grant, Overlook Press, 2007 ()

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