Known For
Writing
Born
Mar 13, 1914
Died
Feb 25, 1998
Place of Birth
Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada
Credits
9 titles
W.O. Mitchell
Biography
William Ormond Mitchell, PC OC (March 13, 1914 – February 25, 1998) was a Canadian writer and broadcaster. His "best-loved" novel is Who Has Seen the Wind (1947), which portrays life on the Canadian Prairies from the point of view of a small boy and sold almost a million copies in Canada. As a broadcaster, he is known for his radio series Jake and the Kid, which aired on CBC Radio between 1950 and 1956 and was also about life on the Prairies.
Known For
Filmography
Jake and The Kid
Writer
W.O. Mitchell: Novelist in Hiding
Self
Darts in the Dark: An Introduction to W.O. Mitchell
Self
Who Has Seen the Wind
Novel
Back to Beulah
Writer
Telescope
Self
Fires of Envy
Writer
Armchair Theatre
Writer
Folio
Writer