John voelker biography

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          John D. Voelker

          American judge

          John Donaldson Voelker (June 29, 1903 – March 18, 1991), also known by his pen nameRobert 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.

          The sixth son of a German American saloonkeeper, John Donaldson Voelker was born in Ishpeming, Michigan on June 29, to George O. and Annie (Traver) Voelker.

          His early professional career was as an attorney and county prosecutor in Marquette County. Voelker was also appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court by Governor G. Mennen Williams in 1957. He is best known as the author of the novel Anatomy of a Murder, published in 1958.

          The best-selling novel was turned into an Academy Award-nominated film of the same name—directed by Otto Preminger and starring James Stewart—released on July 1, 1959.

          Robert Traver (), the pseudonym for John D. Voelker, was an associate justice of the Michigan Supreme Court when his novel "Anatomy of a Murder", later made into the classic movie with Jimmy Stewart, rocketed him to national fame.

        1. Robert Traver (), the pseudonym for John D. Voelker, was an associate justice of the Michigan Supreme Court when his novel "Anatomy of a Murder", later made into the classic movie with Jimmy Stewart, rocketed him to national fame.
        2. Voelker was born on June 29, in Ishpeming, Michigan, USA. He was a writer, known for Anatomy of a Murder (), Anatomy of a Murder and The Amorous.
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        4. John D. Voelker was born on June 19, , in Ishpeming, Michigan.
        5. John Harold Westgarth Voelcker (20 July – 14 September ) was an English architect.

          6. Duke Ellington wrote the music for the movie. It is critically acclaimed as one of the best trial movies of all time.

          Anatomy of a Murder is based on a real murder (and subsequent trial) that occurred in Big Bay in the early morning of Ju