W.O. Mitchell

W.O. Mitchell

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Writing

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1914-03-13

  • Day of Death

    1998-02-25 (83 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada

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.