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'''Lane Tyler Crockett''' (November 8, 1941 &ndash; October 4, 2024)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/obituaries/plou0967303|title=Lane Tyler Crockett obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=October 12, 2024}}</ref> was 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/>

'''Lane Tyler Crockett''' (November 8, 1941 &ndash; October 4, 2024)<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/obituaries/plou0967303|title=Lane Tyler Crockett obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=October 12, 2024}}</ref> was 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==

==Biography==

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 military newspaper, ''Stars & Stripes.''<ref>"Miss Minden Pageant Judges Announced", ''Minden Press-Herald'', March 20, 1975, p. 1.</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 military newspaper, ''Stars & Stripes.''<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]] to join the staff of the since defunct ''[[Shreveport Journal]]'' under then publisher [[Douglas F. Attaway, Jr.|Douglas Fisher Attaway]]. In 1977, after Attaway had already sold ''The Journal'' to [[business]]man 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>

In 1968, at the age of twenty-six, Crockett moved to [[Shreveport]] to join the staff of the since defunct ''[[Shreveport Journal]]'' under then publisher [[Douglas F. Attaway, Jr.|Douglas Fisher Attaway]]. In 1977, after Attaway had already sold ''The Journal'' to [[business]]man 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><ref name=obit/>

 

 

Crockett in retirement resided in Shreveport and was 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 in retirement resided in Shreveport and was 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."