Marcello Fondato was born on 8 January 1924 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for I protagonisti (1968), Ninì Tirabusciò, la donna che inventò la mossa (1970) and ...altrimenti ci arrabbiamo! (1974). He died on 13 November 2008 in San Felice Circeo, Lazio, Italy.