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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Colin_DexterColin Dexter - Wikipedia

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   Norman Colin Dexter OBE (29 September 1930 – 21 March 2017) 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.

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   • Last Bus to Woodstock

     Last Bus to Woodstock is a crime novel by Colin Dexter, the...

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2. www.nytimes.com › 2017/03/21 › booksColin Dexter, 86, Dies; Creator of Inspector Morse, a Sleuth ...

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   Mar 21, 2017 · Colin Dexter, a British mystery writer whose irascible, poetry-loving detective, Chief Inspector Morse, pursued clues and cask-conditioned ale through 13 novels and a popular television series,...

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Inspector_Morse_(TV_series)Inspector Morse (TV series) - Wikipedia

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   Inspector Morse is a British detective drama television series based on a series of novels by Colin Dexter. It starred John Thaw as Detective Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis. The series comprises 33 two-hour episodes (100 minutes excluding commercials) produced between 6 January 1987 and 15 November 2000.

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5. www.bbc.com › news › entertainment-arts-39342698Colin Dexter, creator of Inspector Morse, dies aged 86 - BBC

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   Mar 21, 2017 · Colin Dexter, who wrote the Inspector Morse books, has died at the age of 86. His publisher said in a statement on Tuesday: "With immense sadness, MacMillan announces the death of Colin Dexter...

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   Who was Colin Dexter?

   • Colin Dexter, a British mystery writer whose irascible, poetry-loving detective, Chief Inspector Morse, pursued clues and cask-conditioned ale through 13 novels and a popular television series, died on Tuesday at his home in Oxford, England. He was 86. The death was announced by his publisher, Macmillan, which did not state the cause.

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   Who is Norman Dexter?

   • Norman Colin Dexter, OBE, (29 September 1930 – 21 March 2017) was an English crime writer. He was known for his Inspector Morse novels, which were written between 1975 and 1999 and adapted as a television series from 1987 to 2000. In 2000 Dexter was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to literature.

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   What did John Dexter do for a living?

   • He was known for his Inspector Morse novels, which were written between 1975 and 1999 and adapted as a television series from 1987 to 2000. In 2000 Dexter was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to literature. In 2001 he was awarded the Freedom of the City of Oxford.

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   Why did Dexter get an OBE?

   • Dexter himself made many cameo appearances. Dexter had type 2 diabetes, a condition that he also gave Morse in the last few books of the series. When Dexter received an OBE for services to literature in 2000, he said he would have liked to have thought his fictional detective would have bought him a celebratory whisky.

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7. www.goodreads.com › author › showColin Dexter (Author of Last Bus to Woodstock) - Goodreads

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   Mar 21, 2017 · Norman Colin Dexter was an English crime writer, known for his Inspector Morse novels. He started writing mysteries in 1972 during a family holiday: "We were in a little guest house halfway between Caernarfon and Pwllheli.

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   Norman Colin Dexter, OBE, (29 September 1930 – 21 March 2017) was an English crime writer. He was known for his Inspector Morse novels, which were written between 1975 and 1999 and adapted as a television series from 1987 to 2000.