- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWilliam Patrick Kinsella
- Nickname
- Bill
- W.P. Kinsella was born on May 25, 1935 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He was a writer, known for Field of Dreams (1989), Sister Ann of the Cornfield and Dance Me Outside (1994). He was married to Barbara. He died on September 16, 2016 in Hope, British Columbia, Canada.
- SpouseBarbara(? - December 24, 2012) (her death)
- Frequently writes novels and short stories about baseball with elements of fantasy.
- Although 'J. D. Salinger' appeared as a character in W. P. Kinsella's 1982 novel 'Shoeless Joe' the inclusion did not exactly please the noted author. Not long after Salinger's death in January, 2010, Kinsella recalled in Maclean's Magazine: "His lawyers wrote my publisher's lawyers saying he was outraged and offended to be portrayed in the novel, and they would be very unhappy if it were transferred to other media."
Hence, when 'Shoeless Joe' came to the movies as 'Field of Dreams' the Salinger character was dropped in favor of the entirely fictionalized Terence Mann, envisioned as a writer who was to the 1960s generation what J. D. Salinger had been to the generation of the 1950s. - Former pro scout for the Atlanta Braves baseball team.
- Plays tournament Scrabble.
- He was awarded the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on April 22, 1993 for his services to Canadian Literature.
- His father played minor league baseball, and he played sandlot ball in Edmonton, Alberta.
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