found: Los Angeles Times obituary, April 29, 1981(Frank Lanterman was born November 4, 1901, in Los Angeles, California. He studied music at the University of Southern California's (USC) School of Music but did not graduate. He tried to make a career in the movie industry playing musical accompaniment to silent movies. But the family business required his attention, and he turned to managing their landholdings. Although a successful businessman, Lanterman entered politics because of a legal dispute over water rights. Elected to the California State Assembly at the age of 49, Lanterman served fourteen consecutive two-year terms (1951-1978). He co-authored the Municipal Water District Act (1951) that created the Foothill Municipal Water District to service the communities of La Canada, La Crescenta, and Altadena. He is best known for co-authoring the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, passed by the Assembly in 1967 and implemented in 1972. This act focused on the issue of the involuntary civil commitment of individuals to mental health institutions in California. With its passage, the Act is credited with setting the standard for commitment procedures across the nation. Lanterman authored approximately 400 bills during his political career and is known as California's "Father of Mental Health". He died in April 1981.)