Anatomy of "Anatomy" The Making of a Movie

This book is the story of the making of the movie "Anatomy of a Murder" in 1959. The author of "Anatomy of Anatomy: The Making of a Movie" was a close friend and neighbor of John D. Voelker, author of ANATOMY OF A MURDER, the book upon which that movie was based and which was written under John Voelker's pen name, Robert Traver. Joan G. Hansen was also a close friend of John Voelker's daughters. and especially of the oldest, Honey-Bee. They lived a block apart. During the filming Joan G. Hansen's husband was attending nearby Northern Michigan University, and Joan was working as hostess in the dining room of The Mather Inn, where the principals of the Preminger movie all stayed. She attended their parties, danced with Jimmy Stewart, and knew them all well. The book contains colored pictures of some of the sites involved, notes from most of the cast and directors as well as from John Voelker, and Christmas cards from Duke Ellington, who composed the score. The front and back covers contain signatures of the cast, directors, and crew done in red and black. These are taken with the permission of Globe Printing from the "Signature Wall" in their downstairs room, formerly a dining/dance room of the Roosevelt Bar.