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John Donaldson Voelker (June 29, 1903 – March 18, 1991), also known by his pen name Robert Traver, was a noted lawyer, author and fly fisherman from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Born and raised in Ishpeming, he later attended the University of Michigan Law School.
JOHN D. VOELKER. Anatomy of a Murder was the book that gave John Voelker prominence as a writer. It was the fifth book that he wrote, but the fourth to be published (after Troubleshooter, 1943, Danny and the Boys, 1951, and Small Town D.A., 1954).
Mar 20, 1991 · John D. Voelker, the Michigan judge who wrote "Anatomy of a Murder" and other books under the name Robert Traver, died on Monday. He was 87 years old. Mr. Voelker was driving his car near his...
Anatomy of a Murder is a 1959 American courtroom drama [2] film produced and directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by Wendell Mayes was based on the 1958 novel of the same name written by Michigan Supreme Court Justice John D. Voelker under the pen name of Robert Traver.
Mar 19, 1991 · John D. Voelker, the Michigan jurist who wrote "Anatomy of a Murder" and other books under the name Robert Traver, died today. He was 87 years old. Mr. Voelker was driving his car...
Author of 11 books (and a 12 th posthumous book, Traver on Fishing) and numerous stories, including Anatomy of a Murder, a Michigan Supreme Court Justice who wrote over 100 finely crafted opinions, and self‑proclaimed “U.P. Cribbage Champ,” John Voelker made many contributions that live on today.
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Feb 24, 2012 · John D. Voelker, who wrote eleven books, including the 1958 best seller Anatomy of a Murder, under the name of Robert Traver, was born and spent almost his entire life in “the UP”— the Upper Peninsula—specifically Ishpeming, Michigan.
