Bill Knox

Writer, Author

1928 – 1999

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Who was Bill Knox?

William Knox was a Scottish author, journalist and broadcaster, best known for his crime novels and presenting the long-running STV series Crimedesk.

Born in Glasgow, Knox became the youngest journalist for a Glasgow newspaper at age 16. He went on to report on crime, motoring and became a news editor.

He began writing crime novels in the 1950s. Knox often wrote under pseudonyms, frequently for the American market. These included Michael Kirk, Robert MacLeod and Noah Webster. In all he published over 50 crime novels, including a several series, notably the "Thane and Moss" books.

In the 1970s he was approached by Scottish Television to present a series asking for public assistance in solving crimes in the central Scotland area. Knox presented the fifteen-minute slot for over ten years, always signing off with the promise that any calls to the police "can be in confidence". At this time he also made a series of short programmes called Tales of Crime, also for STV, in which he recounted famous Scottish criminal cases.

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Born
1928
Glasgow
Also known as
  • Robert MacLeod
  • Noah Webster
  • Michael Kirk
Nationality
  • Scotland
Profession
Lived in
  • Glasgow
Died
Mar 1, 1999

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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