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Robert Traver (1903–1991)

Auteur van Anatomy of a Murder

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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 toon meer 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) toon minder
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(eng) Robert Traver is the pseudonym of John D. Voelker, under which name he wrote his books on fishing.

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

Werken van Robert Traver

Anatomy of a Murder (1958) 899 exemplaren
Anatomy of a Murder [1959 film] (1959) — Novel — 132 exemplaren
Trout Madness (1960) 85 exemplaren
Laughing Whitefish (1965) 83 exemplaren
Trout Magic (1974) 55 exemplaren
Small Town D.A. (1954) 23 exemplaren
Hornstein's boy (1962) 22 exemplaren
Traver On Fishing (1987) 20 exemplaren
Anatomy of a Fisherman (1978) 19 exemplaren
People Versus Kirk (1768) 16 exemplaren
Danny and the Boys (1951) 13 exemplaren
The jealous mistress (1967) 11 exemplaren
Anatomy of a Motion Picture (1959) 6 exemplaren
Trouble Shooter 4 exemplaren
The Intruder (2012) 3 exemplaren

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Officiële naam
Voelker, John D.
Geboortedatum
1903-06-19
Overlijdensdatum
1991-03-19
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
USA
Geboorteplaats
Ishpeming, Michigan, USA
Woonplaatsen
Ishpeming, Michigan, USA
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Opleiding
University of Michigan
Beroepen
Attorney
Ontwarringsbericht
Robert Traver is the pseudonym of John D. Voelker, under which name he wrote his books on fishing.

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Un hombre que ha matado a tiros al agresor de su esposa, la hermosa y provocativa Laura Manion, es detenido y acusado de asesinato en primer grado. La acción se desarrolla en un juzgado en una pequeña ciudad del Medio Oeste norteamericano, y los actores son los fiscales, los abogados defensores, el juez, el acusado, y el jurado, el cual decidirá el destino de un hombre. Pero los detalles del crimen y las historias personales de los implicados son secundarios, ya que el drama del juicio criminal revela las complejas cuestiones morales conlleva y que son expuestos hasta su misma esencia y la pregunta más difícil de contestar es: ¿hasta dónde es capaz de llegar un hombre para convencer a sus semejantes de que es inocente de asesinato? ¿Y cuánto será usted capaz de arriesgar para ayudarle?… (meer)
 
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Natt90 | 20 andere besprekingen | Feb 28, 2023 |
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.… (meer)
 
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77nanci | 20 andere besprekingen | 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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4bonasa | Dec 29, 2020 |

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Werken
18
Ook door
2
Leden
1,395
Populariteit
#18,427
Waardering
3.9
Besprekingen
30
ISBNs
64
Talen
4
Favoriet
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