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Colin Dexter

Colin Dexter

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Born September 29, 1930 in United Kingdom, England, Stamford, Lincolnshire

Died March 21, 2017

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Norman Colin Dexter was an English writer, best known for the Inspector Morse series of novels. His parents were Alfred and Dorothy Dexter, his father run a small taxi company. He had a brother, John, and a sister, Avril. He attended St. John's Infants School, Bluecoat Junior School, and then - gaining a scholarship - Stamford School.

After graduation, Dexter served in the Royal Corps of Signals as his national service. He then studied Classics at Christ's College, Cambridge, which he graduated in 1953, followed by receiving a master's degree in 1958. He worked a teacher in various schools from 1954 to 1966, when an onset of deafness forced him to change jobs. He then worked as a senior assistant secretary at the University of Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations until his retirement in 1988. In 1972 Dexter published his first mystery fiction book, entitled Last Bus to Woodstock. The book introduced the character of inspector Morse, who appeared in further 12 novels written by Dexter. In 1987 the first episode of a screen adaptation of the novels, Inspector Morse (1987), was aired. The show run for seven seasons followed by five special episodes, the last one of which aired in 2000. It was followed by a spin-off entitled Inspector Lewis (2006) and a prequel entitled Endeavour (2012). Dexter was involved in the making of all these shows and had small cameos in most episodes.

His writings received a number of awards from the Crime Writers' Association and in 2000 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to literature. He was married to Dorothy Cooper from 1956 until his death; they had daughter, Sally, and a son, Jeremy. Dexter died on 21 March 2017 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK.

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Filmography

Actor

26

Type

Year

The Crime Thriller Club TV Series2013Self

Crime Connections TV Series2012Self - Author & Creator 'Inspector Morse'

Endeavour Poster

Endeavour TV Series2012Audience Member at Piano Recital

The Unforgettable John Thaw Documentary2012Self

The A to Z of Crime TV Series2011Self

The People's Detective TV Series2010Self

Top of the Cops Documentary2009Self

Drama Trails TV Series2008Self

Profiling TV Series2008Self

The Perfect TV Detective Documentary2008Self

Lewis... Behind the Scenes Poster

Lewis... Behind the Scenes Documentary2007Self - Author and Creator

The Music of Morse Documentary2007Self

There's Something About... Morse Documentary2007Self

Inspector Lewis Poster

Inspector Lewis TV Series2006Academic

Super Sleuths Poster

Super Sleuths TV Series2006Self

The Book Show TV Series2006Self

ITV 50: The Golden Years Documentary2005Self

The Culture Show Poster

The Culture Show TV Series2004Self

TV's Greatest Cars Documentary2004Self - Creator, Inspector Morse

Beebie's Tails TV Series2003Self - Storyteller

The John Thaw Story Documentary2002Self

Timeshift Poster

Timeshift TV Series2002Self

Morse's Oxford Poster

Morse's Oxford Documentary1993Self

The Mystery of Morse Poster

The Mystery of Morse Documentary1993Self

This Morning Poster

This Morning TV Series1988Self

Inspector Morse Poster

Inspector Morse TV Series1987College porter showing Morse and Lewis to John Brewster

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Year

Endeavour Poster

Endeavour TV Series2012

Inspector Lewis Poster

Inspector Lewis TV Series2006

Inspector Morse: Rest in Peace Poster

Inspector Morse: Rest in Peace Video2000

The Last Morse: A Documentary Poster

The Last Morse: A Documentary Documentary2000

Morse's Oxford Poster

Morse's Oxford Documentary1993

Inspector Morse Poster

Inspector Morse TV Series1987

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Endeavour Poster

Endeavour TV Series2012

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