Stocker Fontelieu
Birth Name:
Charles Stocker Fontelieu
Birth Place:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Profession
Actor, Casting department
Fast Facts
- Was honored with a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart for his military service
- Attended the New Orleans Academy and Tulane University
- During World War II, he served in the Army and participated in the landing at Okinawa in 1945
- Served as executive director of Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre for 24 years
- Was a well-known member of the New Orleans theater community, having acted in and directed plays in many local theaters over a 50 year career
- Playwright Tennessee Williams once paid a surprise visit to one of Fontelieu's rehearsals of "A Streetcar Named Desire․"
- Was profiled by Michael Cahill in the 2007 book "Just Who Is Stocker Fontelieu Anyway?"