Birth Name:

John D. Voelker

Male

Birth Date:

Fri, Jun 19, 1903

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Ishpeming, Michigan, United States

Age:

121

Zodiac Sign:

Gemini

Astrology Data:

Sun

27°

Gem

15'

About John D. Voelker

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

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• John D. Voelker Foundation.

• Voelker Collection at Northern Michigan University

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for John D. Voelker: Sun 27 Gemini, Moon 14 Aries, Mercury 8 Gemini, Venus 11 Leo, Mars 6 Libra, Jupiter 22 Pisces, Saturn 8 Aquarius, Uranus 23 Sagittarius, Neptune 3 Cancer, Pluto 19 Gemini, Sun Opposition Uranus, Mercury Trine Saturn, Sun Semi Square Venus, Sun Square Jupiter, Sun Conjunct Neptune, Mercury Sextile Venus, Mercury Trine Mars, Venus Opposition Saturn, Mars Trine Saturn, Mars Square Neptune, Jupiter Semi Square Saturn, Jupiter Square Uranus, Jupiter Square Pluto, Saturn Semi Square Uranus, Uranus Opposition Pluto

Categories related to John D. Voelker: American people of German descent, 20th-century American novelists, 1991 deaths, Michigan, 20th-century American male writers, 20th-century American judges, American male novelists, June 19 births, American mystery writers, American male short story writers, Michigan Democrats, University of Michigan Law School alumni, 20th-century American short story writers, Novelists from Michigan, 1903 births, Justices of the Michigan Supreme Court, People from Ishpeming, Upper Peninsula of Michigan

Photo attribution: trailer screenshot (Columbia Pictures), 'Anatomy of a Murder' (Original Trailer). Columbia Pictures (via Turner Classic Movies) (1959). 1:37.