翁偶虹 (1908—1994)，著名戏曲作家、理论家、教育家、中央文史研究馆馆员，北京人。原名翁麟声，笔名藕红，后改为偶虹。翁偶虹先后于中华戏曲专科学校、中国京剧院任编剧。他曾为程砚秋、金少山、李少春、袁世海、叶盛兰、童芷苓、黄玉华、吴素秋等演员以及中华戏曲专科学校、富连成科班编写剧本，一生共编写剧本 ( 包括移植、整理、改编 )100 余出，其代表剧作有《锁麟囊》《将相和》《响马传》《大闹天宫》《李逵探母》《红灯记》等。翁偶虹先生不仅是著名的戏剧家，还是难得的散文大家，其作品以优美醇厚的散文笔法见长，《翁偶虹戏曲论文集》和《翁偶虹编剧生涯》是他晚年编撰的两部专著。

Known by his pen name Ouhong, Weng Linsheng (1908—1994) was a famous playwright, theorist, educator, and academician at the China Central Institute for Culture and History. Weng served as a playwright successively at the Zhonghua Traditional Opera Training School and China Beijing Opera Theater. He wrote a total of more than 100 plays (including transplantations, reorganizations, and adaptions) in his lifetime for numerous famous actors, including many popular pieces like The Lucky Purse, The General and the Prime Minister, Legend of the Bandit Heroes, Monkey King, Li Kui Visits His Mother and The Red Lantern. Weng was also a master of prose known for his elegant and mellow writing style. He compiled two monographs in his later years, namely Weng Ouhong’s Collected Essays on Traditional Opera and Weng Ouhong's Career as a Playwright.