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W. O. Mitchell

Canadian writer (1914–1998)
Person Human Q7945857

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
March 13, 1914
Date of death
February 25, 1998
Place of birth
Weyburn
Place of death
Calgary
Country of citizenship
Canada[8]
Occupation
novelist, writer, editing staff
Field of work
literature, creative and professional writing, radio, radio broadcasting[9][10][11][12]
Educated at
University of Alberta, University of Manitoba[13][14]
Award received
Officer of the Order of Canada, Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour[16][17]
Notable work
Jake and the Kid[15]
Cause of death
prostate cancer[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Family name
Mitchell[20]
Given name
W.[21]
Manner of death
natural causes[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Ormond Mitchell en W. O. Mitchell ar دبليو إو. ميتشيل cs W. O. (William Ormond) Mitchell cs William Ormond Mitchell fa دبلیو. او. میچل ru Митчелл, Уильям Ормонд ru Уильям Ормонд Митчелл ru У. О. Митчелл
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VIAF cluster ID
115304988
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
119069601
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CONOR.BG ID
21565029
Canadian Encyclopedia article ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119069601
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
15klUO
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
24367
Encyclopedia of the Great Plains ID
lt.046
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/W-O-Mitchell
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
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Film.ru person ID
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Freebase ID
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HAND ID
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IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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J9U entity ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Korea ID
KAC200803420
National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810570658505606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070166684
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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Open Library ID
OL183045A
Order of Canada recipient ID
146-13738
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100201905
SBN author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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TMDB person ID
2690204
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
3138
Topic's main category
Category:W. O. Mitchell
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Field of work 3
literature, radio, radio broadcasting
Occupation 3
writer, novelist, editing staff
Educated at 2
University of Alberta, University of Manitoba
Cause of death 1
prostate cancer
Country of citizenship 1
Canada
Family name 1
Mitchell
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Weyburn
Place of death 1
Calgary
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

W. O. Mitchell was born on March 13, 1914[1], in Weyburn[2]. He died on February 25, 1998[3], in Calgary[4]. He worked as a novelist[5], writer[6], and editing staff[7].

FAQs

Where was W. O. Mitchell born?

W. O. Mitchell's place of birth was Weyburn[2].

Where did W. O. Mitchell die?

W. O. Mitchell passed away in Calgary[4].

What did W. O. Mitchell do for work?

W. O. Mitchell worked as a novelist[5], writer[6], and editing staff[7].

Where did W. O. Mitchell go to school?

W. O. Mitchell was educated at University of Alberta[13] and University of Manitoba[14].

What awards did W. O. Mitchell receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of Canada[16] and Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour[17].

Related Entities

Calgary Canada

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 15klUO
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  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Calgary
    Cause of death → prostate cancer
    Instance of → human
    Award received → Officer of the Order of Canada, Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
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