Donald Hough

Donald Merriam Hough (June 29, 1895 – May 11, 1965) was an American humorist and author of 7 books, over 400 magazine articles, and 3 film scripts for the Hal Roach's Streamliners series. He was also a popular writer for several hunting, fishing and outdoor magazines including: Outdoor Life, Forest and Stream, Outer’s Book, Sunset, Fins, Feathers, and Fur, Field and Stream, and was a frequent contributor to Outdoor America, Collier's Magazine, Esquire and The Saturday Evening Post, having written 28 articles for them.

In addition to his extensive writing career, he also had jobs as a publicist, advertising and sales manager, and taught at The City College of New York and the State University of Iowa. Hough moved around a lot during his lifetime, with reports of him living in Minnesota, New York City, Hollywood, and Wyoming.