
Audie Murphy
Known for acting · Born 20 June 1925 · Died 28 May 1971 · aged 45 · Kingston, Texas, USA
55 credits
Audie Leon Murphy (June 20, 1925 – May 28, 1971) was a fifth grade dropout from an extremely poor family who became the most decorated American soldier of World War II. After the war he became a celebrated movie star for over two decades, appearing in 44 films. He also found some success as a country music composer. Murphy became the most decorated United States soldier of the war during twenty-seven months in action in the European Theatre. He received the Medal of Honor, the U.S. military's highest award for valor, along with 32 additional U.S. and foreign medals and citations, including five from France and one from Belgium. Murphy's successful movie career included To Hell and Back (1955), based on his book of the same title (1949) . He died in a plane crash in 1971 and was interred, with full military honors, in Arlington National Cemetery.
Known for

The Unforgiven
1960

No Name on the Bullet
1959

Night Passage
1957

The Red Badge of Courage
1951

To Hell and Back
1955

The Duel at Silver Creek
1952

Hell Bent for Leather
1960

Destry
1954

The Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957

Whispering Smith
1961

The Quiet American
1958

Ride Clear of Diablo
1954