Colin dexter biography
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Interview with Colin Dexter
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In during a rainy holiday in Wales with his family, Colin Dexter sat in the kitchen, exasperated, after reading a boring crime novel. He decided to try his hand at writing a book himself and the result was Last Bus to Woodstock (). This novel, which was eagerly snatched up by mystery fans, introduced Inspector Morse—a man who fancied ale, crosswords, English literature, and Wagner. In many ways Morse’s interests mirror those of his creator, yet on most levels they are worlds apart. Mr. Dexter is hardly the curmudgeon that Morse is. He is a very gentle and mild-mannered man who has been happily married for the past 50 years and has two grown children.
A graduate of Cambridge University, Mr. Dexter was a secondary school classics teacher before deafness put a halt to his career. He then became Senior Assistant Secretary of the University of Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations, a position he held for 22 years until retiring in
In , Morse was adapted for television starring John Thaw as the title character. The series, which was hugely popular, ran until Mr. Dexter made a cameo in every episode of the series (a real treat for fans), and in one episode he even had a talking part.
Mr. Dexter has won several awards for his writ
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Colin Dexter
English writer (–)
Norman Colin DexterOBE (29 September – 21 March ) was an English crime writer known for his Inspector Morse series of novels, which were written between and and adapted as an ITV television series, Inspector Morse, from to His characters have spawned a sequel series, Lewis, from to , and a prequel series, Endeavour, from to
Early life and career
[edit]Dexter was born in Stamford, Lincolnshire, to Alfred and Dorothy Dexter.[1] He had an elder brother, John,[2] a fellow classicist, who taught Classics at The King's School, Peterborough, and a sister, Avril.[3] Alfred ran a small garage and taxi company from premises in Scotgate, Stamford.[4] Dexter was educated at St John's Infants School and Bluecoat Junior School, from which he gained a scholarship to Stamford School, a boys' grammar school, where a younger contemporary was England cricket captain and England rugby player, M. J. K. Smith.[2][5]
After leaving school, Dexter completed his national service with the Royal Corps of Signals and then read classics at Christ's College, Cambridge, graduating in and receiving a master's degree in [5]
In , Dexter began his teaching career as assistant Classics master