Mitchell was born in Dallastown, Pennsylvania, of Scottish and German descent, one of seven children of Rev. Charles Michael Mitzell and Kathryn Isabella (née Ehrhart) Mitzell. Young Cameron … See more

In 1939, Mitchell made his Broadway debut in a minor role in Jeremiah. During this time, he became an NBC page at NBC Radio City, which led to a minor role in a 1940 production of The Taming of the Shrew with Alfred Lunt… See more

On August 17, 1940, Mitchell married Johanna Mendel in Lancaster, New Hampshire. The Mendel family was based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, where Fred Mendel founded Intercontinental Packers, a major famil… See more