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'''Lane Tyler Crockett''' (born November 8, 1941) is the retired entertainment [[writer]] and theater/arts critic of ''The Shreveport Times'', the largest [[newspaper]] in North [[Louisiana]]. While he was at ''The Times'', Gannett syndicated Crockett for a decade as a [[film]] and [[television]] writer. Sometimes called the "prince of performance critics", he subsequently wrote entertainment articles from 2004 to 2008 for ''The Forum Newsweekly'', an [[Internet]] and print newspaper which circulates in northwestern Louisiana and East Texas.<ref name=lanec/>
==Biography==
Crockett was born in Ballinger in Runnels County, [[Texas]], to D. B. Crockett (1915–2007), a [[World War II]] veteran and the owner for many years of Bal-Tex Distributing Company,<ref name=dbc>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Crockett&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=46&GScnty=2719&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=18124633&df=all&|title=D. B. Crockett|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=May 16, 2015}}</ref> and the former Wanda Lane (1919–2004).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=124340093|title=Wanda Lane Crockett|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=May 16, 2015}}</ref> Located northeast of San Angelo in West Texas with a 2010 census population of 3,767, Ballinger calls itself "The Greatest Little Town in Texas." D. B. and Wanda Crockett were active in the Christian Church in Ballinger.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/tomgreen/obits/2004/042304.txt|title=Wanda Crockett|publisher=''[[San Angelo Standard-Times]]''|date=April 20, 2004|accessdate=May 16, 2015}}</ref>
Crockett graduated in 1960 from Ballinger High School and obtained [[bachelor's degree]]s in 1964 in both [[journalism]] and [[history]] from [[Texas Tech University]] in Lubbbock.<ref name=lanec/> For three years, he was the entertainment editor for the Texas Tech student newspaper, ''The Daily Toreador''. After graduation, he entered the [[United States Air Force]] for four years and wrote for the ''Stars & Stripes'' military newspaper.<ref>"Miss Minden Pageant Judges Announced", ''Minden Press-Herald'', March 20, 1975, p. 1.</ref>
In 1968, at the age of twenty-six, Crockett moved to [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]] to join the staff of the since defunct ''[[Shreveport Journal]]'' under then publisher Douglas F. Attaway. In 1977, after Attaway had already sold ''The Journal'' to businessman and [[professor Charles T. Beaird, Crockett joined the staff of ''The Shreveport Times,'' at which he remained until his retirement in 2004.<ref name=lanec>{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pub/lane-crockett/29/999/586|title=Lane Crockett|publisher=linkedin.com|accessdate=May 16, 2015}}</ref>
Crockett still resides in Shreveport, where he is involved in various cultural activities and is a strong supporter of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra and the Shreveport Arts Council.<ref name=lanec/> A Shreveport blogger writes that Crockett "has the ability to touch upon all aspects of a performance, from book to players to the scene. His writing has a conversational flow but demonstrates deep background. While his critical remarks are moderate - focus on what he omitted to get the full tale - they fulfill a distinct need."
Crockett is single. His sister and brother-in-law, Linda and Wayne Johnson, and his two nieces, Vicki Bowman and Cindy Spreen, all reside in Ballinger, Texas.<ref name=dbc/>
==References==
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[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Texas]]
[[Category:Journalists]]
[[Category:United States Air Force]]
==Biography==
Crockett was born in Ballinger in Runnels County, [[Texas]], to D. B. Crockett (1915–2007), a [[World War II]] veteran and the owner for many years of Bal-Tex Distributing Company,<ref name=dbc>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Crockett&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=46&GScnty=2719&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=18124633&df=all&|title=D. B. Crockett|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=May 16, 2015}}</ref> and the former Wanda Lane (1919–2004).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=124340093|title=Wanda Lane Crockett|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=May 16, 2015}}</ref> Located northeast of San Angelo in West Texas with a 2010 census population of 3,767, Ballinger calls itself "The Greatest Little Town in Texas." D. B. and Wanda Crockett were active in the Christian Church in Ballinger.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/tomgreen/obits/2004/042304.txt|title=Wanda Crockett|publisher=''[[San Angelo Standard-Times]]''|date=April 20, 2004|accessdate=May 16, 2015}}</ref>
Crockett graduated in 1960 from Ballinger High School and obtained [[bachelor's degree]]s in 1964 in both [[journalism]] and [[history]] from [[Texas Tech University]] in Lubbbock.<ref name=lanec/> For three years, he was the entertainment editor for the Texas Tech student newspaper, ''The Daily Toreador''. After graduation, he entered the [[United States Air Force]] for four years and wrote for the ''Stars & Stripes'' military newspaper.<ref>"Miss Minden Pageant Judges Announced", ''Minden Press-Herald'', March 20, 1975, p. 1.</ref>
In 1968, at the age of twenty-six, Crockett moved to [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]] to join the staff of the since defunct ''[[Shreveport Journal]]'' under then publisher Douglas F. Attaway. In 1977, after Attaway had already sold ''The Journal'' to businessman and [[professor Charles T. Beaird, Crockett joined the staff of ''The Shreveport Times,'' at which he remained until his retirement in 2004.<ref name=lanec>{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pub/lane-crockett/29/999/586|title=Lane Crockett|publisher=linkedin.com|accessdate=May 16, 2015}}</ref>
Crockett still resides in Shreveport, where he is involved in various cultural activities and is a strong supporter of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra and the Shreveport Arts Council.<ref name=lanec/> A Shreveport blogger writes that Crockett "has the ability to touch upon all aspects of a performance, from book to players to the scene. His writing has a conversational flow but demonstrates deep background. While his critical remarks are moderate - focus on what he omitted to get the full tale - they fulfill a distinct need."
Crockett is single. His sister and brother-in-law, Linda and Wayne Johnson, and his two nieces, Vicki Bowman and Cindy Spreen, all reside in Ballinger, Texas.<ref name=dbc/>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Crockett, Lane}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Texas]]
[[Category:Journalists]]
[[Category:United States Air Force]]