Dorothy Tait, (March 1, 1901, Cambridge, Massachusetts – February 8, 1972, Monterey, California) better known by her pen name, Ann Fairbairn, was an American author.
She wrote Five Smooth Stones, published in 1966, which was her best-known work.
Fairbairn also wrote That Man Cartwright, which was published in 1970.
Tait for ten years managed the American and international tours of jazz clarinetist George Lewis's band.Tait had no children and was widowed twice.