W.O. Mitchell was born in 1914 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. Over his sixty-year writing career he wrote short stories, novels, magazine articles, radio and television plays, stage pla...lihat lebih banyakW.O. Mitchell was born in 1914 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. Over his sixty-year writing career he wrote short stories, novels, magazine articles, radio and television plays, stage plays (including a musical), and film scripts. His work won numerous awards, including two Stephen Leacock Awards, the Chalmers Canadian Play Award, and three ACTRA awards. Through his reading performances, he became known as Canada's Mark Twain.He received eleven honourary degrees, was made an office of the Order of Canada in 1973, and was named to the Queen's Privy Council in 1993.lihat lebih sedikit