In 1978, the theater was named in honor of her mother, actress Lilian Fontaine, a friend of James D. Phelan (who created the Montalvo estate) and Montalvo's first artistic director, from 1942 to '62.
rscheinin@mercurynews.com (By Richard Scheinin, San Jose Mercury News
Fri, 08/27/2010 - 8:12pm
In 1978, the theater was named in honor of her mother, actress Lilian Fontaine, a friend of James D. Phelan (who created the Montalvo estate) and Montalvo's first artistic director, from 1942 to '62.