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Also Known As William Ormond Mitchell
Born March 13, 1914 • Canada
Died February 25, 1998 (aged 83) • Calgary • Canada
Notable Works “Jake and the Kid” • “The Kite” • “The Vanishing Point” • “Who Has Seen the Wind?”
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