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Robert Traver (1903–1991)

Author of Anatomy of a Murder

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About the Author

Robert Traver (1903-1991), 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. Soon afterward, in his mid-fifties, he quit the bench in show more order to write & fish & hunt morels near Ishpeming, Michigan. His eleven books include "Hornstein's Boy", "The Jealous Mistress", "Anatomy of a Murder", & "Small Town D.A." (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Disambiguation Notice:

Robert Traver is the pseudonym of John D. Voelker, under which name he wrote his books on fishing.

Image credit: John D. Voelker (right) and Otto Preminger in Anatomy of a Murder - trailer [credit: Columbia Pictures]

Works by Robert Traver

Anatomy of a Murder (1958) 895 copies
Anatomy of a Murder [1959 film] (1959) — Novel — 129 copies
Trout Madness (1960) 84 copies
Laughing Whitefish (1965) 84 copies
Trout Magic (1974) 55 copies
Small Town D.A. (1954) 23 copies
Hornstein's boy (1962) 22 copies
Traver On Fishing (1987) 20 copies
Anatomy of a Fisherman (1978) 19 copies
People Versus Kirk (1768) 16 copies
Danny and the Boys (1951) 13 copies
The jealous mistress (1967) 11 copies
Trouble Shooter 4 copies
The Intruder (2012) 3 copies

Associated Works

America's Wild Woodlands (1985) — Foreword — 170 copies
Time to Be Young: Great Stories of the Growing Years (1945) — Contributor — 7 copies

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Legal name
Voelker, John D.
Birthdate
1903-06-19
Date of death
1991-03-19
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Ishpeming, Michigan, USA
Places of residence
Ishpeming, Michigan, USA
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Education
University of Michigan
Occupations
Attorney
Disambiguation notice
Robert Traver is the pseudonym of John D. Voelker, under which name he wrote his books on fishing.

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This was difficult to read as a female attorney in 2021. Sure, it was interesting that a legal novel actually got into the strategy of jury instructions and the order that witnesses are called and when to stop questioning. But, it is so (hopefully) dated it mostly serves as a window into the good old boys club era of legal practice. When secretaries are patted on the butt and women left on the jury because they are pretty to look at. I presume some of the popularity was due to the description of a rape and so many references to where the semen ended up and the details of vaginal smears. Let this molder in the dust bin.… (more)
 
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77nanci | 20 other reviews | Jan 16, 2021 |
Fun reading about a band of misfits living in the Michigan Upper Peninsula between WWI and WWII. Worthy of shelf space in any cabin.
 
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Works
17
Also by
2
Members
1,387
Popularity
#18,534
Rating
3.9
Reviews
30
ISBNs
64
Languages
4
Favorited
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