The 1959 film "Anatomy of a Murder" was filmed on location in Marquette County in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan?
1. The author of the book was Michigan Supreme Court Justice John D. Voelker under the pen name Robert Traver. Voelker based the novel on a 1952 murder case in which he was the defense attorney. John Voelker lived in Ishpeming, MI which is apx 30 miles from my home.
2. The film was shot in several locations in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (Big Bay, Marquette, Ishpeming, and Michigamme). Some scenes were filmed in the Thunder Bay Inn in Big Bay, one block from the Lumberjack Tavern, the site of the 1952 murder that inspired much of the novel.
3. My father-in-law was the coroner for the real life murder that the book and film are based on.
4. My husband recalls riding on his bike with friends to the Marquette County Courthouse to see if they could get a glimpse of any of the stars who were filming there.
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