W.O. Mitchell
An image from Who Has Seen the Wind, one of the productions that also features W.O. Mitchell.
W.O. Mitchell

W.O. Mitchell

March 13, 1914 — 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.

Who Has Seen the Wind

Who Has Seen the Wind

1977

Fires of Envy

Fires of Envy

1957

Folio

Folio

1955

Jake and The Kid

Jake and The Kid

1995