Coleman Hough

Writing

Born February 26, 1961 · Charleston, South Carolina

Coleman Hough (1961-2024) was a poet, playwright, and screenwriter. Her screen credits included Bubble and Full Frontal, both directed by Steven Soderbergh. Her plays were produced in Los Angeles at Theatre of N.O.T.E. and Padua Playwrights. She performed her monologues in NYC and LA. Her poems appeared in Southern Poetry Review, The Louisville Review, and The Brooklyn Rail. She taught writing and performance workshops at Lehman College, Emerson College, Emma Willard School, and screenwriting in the Masters of Professional Writing Program at USC and in the School of Film at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. She died February 24, 2024 at the Actors Fund Home in Englewood, New Jersey, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.