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. From 1950 to 1954, Đào worked in the literary department of the 308th Division. Here he began to write plays, but mainly for animated films and short plays.