Dorothy Tait, better known by her pen name, Ann Fairbairn, was an American author born on March 1, 1901 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and passed away on February 8, 1972 in Monterey, California.

She is best known for her novel "Five Smooth Stones" published in 1966, inspired by her experiences managing the tours of jazz clarinetist George Lewis's band. Fairbairn also authored "That Man Cartwright" in 1970 and a biography titled "Call Him George," first published in London under the pen name Jay Allison Stuart and later in the United States credited to Ann Fairbairn.

Tait attended the Leland Powers School in Boston and lived in various locations including New Orleans and Rio de Janeiro. Her career started as a feature editor and newspaper reporter. During the 1930s, she was involved with the WPA project as a writer and worked as a riveter in the shipyards in San Francisco during World War II. In the 1940s, she worked for a newspaper and radio station in Bakersfield.

Fairbairn was highly private about her personal life, having been widowed twice, but the names of her husbands remain unknown. She did not have any children.