Novelist
Colin Dexter
Created Inspector Morse while on a rainy family holiday in Wales with nothing to read, and appeared briefly in almost every television episode.
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. His characters spawned a sequel series, Lewis, from 2006 to 2015, and a prequel series, Endeavour, from 2012 to 2023. He also set crosswords for The Oxford Times.
- Born
- 1930-09-29, Stamford, Lincolnshire, EnglandA Monday
- Died
- 2017-03-21, Oxford, EnglandA Tuesday, aged 86
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1930-09-29, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 5°34′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 3°42′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 22°17′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Scorpio | 20°41′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 19°01′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 18°03′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 5°34′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 13°42′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 4°29′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 20°46′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2017-03-21, Oxford, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 1°03′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 10°16′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 14°43′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 7°23′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Taurus | 8°14′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 20°24′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 27°35′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 23°07′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 12°26′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 19°10′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Colin Dexter was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.