John D. Voelker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John D. Voelker

American judge

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1903

Place of Birth: Ishpeming, Michigan, United States

Date of Death: 19-Mar-1991

Profession: judge, screenwriter, lawyer, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About John D. Voelker

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  • 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.
  • He grew up in his hometown of Ishpeming and later attended the University of Michigan Law School.
  • 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—that was released July 1, 1959.
  • 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 July 31, 1952.
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  • Peterson, a lieutenant in the Army, was charged with murdering Maurice Chenoweth.
  • The alleged motive was revenge for the rape of Peterson's wife by Chenoweth.
  • Voelker successfully defended Peterson, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
  • Other books by Voelker were based on other legal cases in the Upper Peninsula or his love of fly fishing for brook trout.
  • He authored over 100 opinions during his short tenure on the Michigan Supreme Court, the most famous of which was in a case called People v.
  • Hildabridle involving a nudist colony near Battle Creek.

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