1. Norman Colin Dexter was an English crime writer known for his Inspector Morse series of novels, which were written between 1975 and 1999 and adapted as an ITV television series, Inspector Morse, from 1987 to 2000.
13 Facts About Colin Dexter
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Colin Dexter's characters have spawned a sequel series, Lewis, from 2006 to 2015, and a prequel series, Endeavour, from 2012 to 2023.
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Colin Dexter had an elder brother, John, a fellow classicist, who taught Classics at The King's School, Peterborough, and a sister, Avril.
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In 1954, Colin Dexter began his teaching career as assistant Classics master at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys in Leicester.
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In November 2008, Colin Dexter featured prominently in the BBC Four programme "How to Solve a Cryptic Crossword", as part of the Timeshift series, in which he recounted some of the crossword clues solved by Morse.
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The initial books written by Colin Dexter were general studies textbooks.
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Colin Dexter began writing mysteries in 1972 during a family holiday.
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Colin Dexter's plots used false leads and other red herrings, "presenting Morse, and his readers, with fiendishly difficult puzzles to solve".
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Colin Dexter was a consultant for Lewis and the first few years of Endeavour.
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Colin Dexter received several Crime Writers' Association awards: two Silver Daggers for Service of All the Dead in 1979 and The Dead of Jericho in 1981; two Gold Daggers for The Wench is Dead in 1989 and The Way Through the Woods in 1992; and a Cartier Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement in 1997.
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In 1996, Colin Dexter received a Macavity Award for his short story "Evans Tries an O-Level".
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In 2005 Colin Dexter became a Fellow by Special Election of St Cross College, Oxford.
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On 21 March 2017 Dexter's publisher, Macmillan, said in a statement "With immense sadness, Macmillan announces the death of Colin Dexter who died peacefully at his home in Oxford this morning".