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