Robert Fontaine nació el 19 de enero de 1908 en Evanston, Illinois, Estados Unidos. Fue un escritor, conocido por Mi hijo se enamora (1952). Murió el 13 de mayo de 1965.
(November 13 to December 23, 1967) His stories was adapted in a play by Samuel A. Taylor and N. Richard Nash wrote the book for the musical, "The Happy Time," in a world premiere at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California with Robert Goulet and David Wayne in the cast. John Kander was composer. Fred Ebb was lyricist. Gower Champion was director and choreographer.
