Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Known Credits
2
Gender
Male
Birthday
1914-03-13
Deathday
1998-02-25 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada
Also Known As
- William Ormond Mitchell, PC OC
- William Ormond Mitchell
- William Mitchell
- W. O. Mitchell
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.
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