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name: "Rex Edwards"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "21 October 1912"
died: "18 April 1983"
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average_as: "writer"
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updated: "2026-09-17T20:18:09.417470+00:00"
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# Rex Edwards

Writer. Born 21 October 1912 in London, England, UK. Died 18 April 1983.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 21 October 1912, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 18 April 1983
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2678147

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*The Avengers*](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md) (83)

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## Biography

Rex Edwards was a British television writer and script associate. Born in London in 1912, he worked extensively in British television from the 1950s to the 1970s.

He is credited as writer on one episode of the series *The Avengers* (1963). Edwards served for many years as script associate on *Dixon of Dock Green* (1957–1962), contributing additional dialogue and scripts, and later wrote episodes for *Z Cars* (1969–1971), *Six Days of Justice* (1972–1973) and other series. He also wrote all seven episodes of the 1956 mini-series *Big City* and several short films.

*Sources: imdb.com, bearalley.blogspot.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Avengers* (1961), Fi1m 83, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md)

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