Diane Shader Smith

Diane Shader Smith is an American writer, publicist, and cystic fibrosis advocate.
Life.
Smith wrote for the ABC-TV series, General Hospital and for KIIS Radio Los Angeles. Smith worked at Rogers and Cowan in Hollywood with clients ranging from the Beverly Hills Hotel to Microsoft, and award-winning film marketing campaigns like The Passion of the Christ.
Diane lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Mark, and her son, Micah. Her daughter, Mallory Smith passed away in November of 2017. Mallory is the author of the book Salt in My Soul: An Unfinished Life.
Advocacy.
“An Evening in Mallory’s Garden” was started in 1995 and has raised more than $5 million dollars
Works.
“Undressing Infidelity: Why More Wives are Unfaithful” is a series interviews with women who have cheated to understand why wives stray more often than men.
Smith edited her daughter’s memoir by request for posthumous publication through Penguin Random House on March 12, 2019. It was subsequently optioned for production before its publication by The Invisible War and The Hunting Ground Oscar-nominated directors Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering.