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W.O. Mitchell
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 l…
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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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1995
Jake and The Kid
TV show Writer
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1980
W.O. Mitchell: Novelist in Hiding
Movie Self
- 1980
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1977
Who Has Seen the Wind
Movie Novel
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1974
Back to Beulah
Movie Writer
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1963
Telescope
TV show Self
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1957
Fires of Envy
Movie Writer
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1956
Armchair Theatre
TV show Writer
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1955
Folio
TV show Writer
