William Ormond Mitchell

A. K. A.: W. O. Mitchell
Born: 13 MAR 1914 -- Weyburn, Saskatchewan
Died: 25 FEB 1998 -- Calgary, Alberta
Achievements:
  1. Officer of the Order of Canada in 1973
  2. Stephen Leacock Award for Humour for According to Jake and the Kid in 1989
  3. Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award for Back to Beulah in 1972
  4. Honorary Member of the Privy Council in 1992
Works:
  1. Who Has Seen the Wind? (1947)
  2. Jake and the Kid (Radio Series) (1950-1956)
  3. Foothills Fables (Radio Series) (1961-1964)
  4. The Black Bonspiel of Willie MacCrimmon (1965)
  5. The Devil's Instrument (1973)
  6. The Vanishing Point (1973)
  7. Back to Beulah (1976)
  8. How I Spent My Summer Holidays (1981)
  9. Since Daisy Creek Creek (1984)
  10. Lady Bug, Lady Bug (1988)
  11. According to Jake and the Kid (1989)
  12. Roses Are Difficult Here (1990)
  13. For Art's Sake (1992)
  14. An Evening With W.O. Mitchell (1997)