W.P. Kinsella

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William Patrick Kinsella

• Born May 25, 1935 in Edmonton, AB CAN

W.P. Kinsella is a Canadian author most famous for "Shoeless Joe", the book that was made into the movie Field of Dreams. He has written several books involving baseball, and also several involving Native North Americans, although he points out he is neither a baseball player nor a Native North American.

While he came to the public's attention quite quickly due to the Kevin Costner movie, he states: "I beat my head against the walls of North American literature for twenty years to become an overnight sensation".

One source says that he was once a scout for the Atlanta Braves.