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W.O. Mitchell(1914-1998)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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W.O. Mitchell was born on 13 March 1914 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was a writer and actor, known for Jake and the Kid (1995), Who Has Seen the Wind (1977) and Folio (1955). He died on 25 February 1998 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
BornMarch 13, 1914
DiedFebruary 25, 1998(83)
BornMarch 13, 1914
DiedFebruary 25, 1998(83)
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Jake and the Kid (1995)
Jake and the Kid
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Who Has Seen the Wind (1977)
Who Has Seen the Wind
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1977
Anne Fielding in Folio (1955)
Folio
6.1
TV Series
  • Writer
Armchair Theatre (1956)
Armchair Theatre
7.7
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Jake and the Kid (1995)
    Jake and the Kid
    7.9
    TV Series
    • adapted from stories by
    • adaptation: from the stories by
    • 1995–1999
  • Canada Vignettes: Melvin Arbuckle, Famous Canadian
    Short
    • story
    • 1980
  • Who Has Seen the Wind (1977)
    Who Has Seen the Wind
    6.5
    • novel
    • 1977
  • Back to Beulah
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1974
  • Fletcher Markle in Telescope (1963)
    Telescope
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1966
  • CBC Show of the Week (1964)
    CBC Show of the Week
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1965
  • Jake and the Kid: Political Dynamite
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1962
  • Festival (1960)
    Festival
    5.2
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1962
  • Playdate
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1962
  • First Person (1960)
    First Person
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1960
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1959
  • Fires of Envy
    6.8
    Short
    • script (as W. O. Mitchell)
    • 1957
  • Anne Fielding in Folio (1955)
    Folio
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • play
    • 1955–1957
  • The Face of Saskatchewan
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1956

Actor

  • Stockard Channing, Faye Dunaway, Sarah Polley, Christopher Reeve, Dianne Wiest, and Ryan Gosling in Avonlea (1990)
    Avonlea
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Alexander Abraham
    • 1990
  • Titans
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Stephen Leacock
    • 1981
  • Canada Vignettes: Melvin Arbuckle, Famous Canadian
    Short
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1980
  • Wild Horse Hank (1979)
    Wild Horse Hank
    5.2
    • Man on Highway
    • 1979
  • The Magic Lie
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Host
    • 1977

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • W. O. Mitchell
  • Born
    • March 13, 1914
    • Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Died
    • February 25, 1998
    • Calgary, Alberta, Canada(prostate cancer)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was awarded the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on June 19, 1973 for his services to Canadian Literature.

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