Person
W.O. Mitchell
Writing
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- Mar 13, 1914
- Died
- Feb 25, 1998
- From
- Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada
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.
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Telescope
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Darts in the Dark: An Introduction to W.O. Mitchell
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W.O. Mitchell: Novelist in Hiding
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Who Has Seen the Wind
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Fires of Envy
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Back to Beulah
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Folio
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Jake and The Kid
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Armchair Theatre
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