W.O. Mitchell

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Writing

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.

Filmography

• Darts in the Dark: An Introduction to W.O. Mitchell (1980)
• W.O. Mitchell: Novelist in Hiding (1980)
• Who Has Seen the Wind (1977)
• Back to Beulah (1974)
• Fires of Envy (1957)