Darts in the Dark : An Introduction to W.O. Mitchell

Collaborators : Duncan, Robert | Lower, Bob | Thomson, Andy | Office national du film du Canada
Mitchell, W. O. -- (William Ormond), -- 1914- -- Interviews.Authors, Canadian -- Interviews.Literature and Language - Canada -- Canadian Literature.Literature and Language - Canada -- English-language Writers.Literature and Language - Canada -- Portraits.Literature and Language -- Portraits.Documentary films.Show 2 more

Canadian author, humorist and storyteller W.O. Mitchell talks about his career as a writer and performer. Known for his witty radio and television appearances, Mitchell shows a more serious side as he reveals his personal views on writing and on the meaning of life and death. Passages from Who Has Seen the Wind and the Jake and the Kid stories reflect the many facets of this self-proclaimed "folksy foothills philosopher" from the Prairies.

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Resource Type : Émission et filmFormats : 1 streaming video (18 min., 06 sec.)Collection : Canadian Authors 1Language : AnglaisYear of publication : ©1980

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