Writing

Hong Cam Dao

Born January 4, 1924 · Nam Dinh, Vietnam

Died January 16, 1990 · aged 66

Đào Hồng Cẩm (b. Cao Mạnh Tùng, Nam Định province, 4 January 1924 - 16 January 1990) was a Vietnamese writer, playwright and screenwriter, considered to be one of the most important figures in modern Vietnamese theater. He joined the army in 1947, while working as a teacher in the mountains. During the first Indochina war, he actively participated in the campfire stage activities within his unit.…