Robert Fontaine est né le 19 janvier 1908 dans l'Illinois, États-Unis. Il était scénariste. Il est connu pour The Happy Time (1952). Il est mort le 13 mai 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.