Person

W.O. Mitchell

Writing · 1914–1998 · 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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  Folio

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  Jake and The Kid

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• Telescope

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  Armchair Theatre

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  Who Has Seen the Wind

  Novel

• Back to Beulah

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  Fires of Envy

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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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• 1995Jake and The KidWriter
• 1980Darts in the Dark: An Introduction to W.O. MitchellSelf
• 1980W.O. Mitchell: Novelist in HidingSelf
• 1977Who Has Seen the WindNovel
• 1974Back to BeulahWriter
• 1963TelescopeSelf
• 1957Fires of EnvyWriter
• 1956Armchair TheatreWriter
• 1955FolioWriter