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Audie Murphy Biography (1924-1971)

Full name, Audie Leon Murphy; born June 20, 1924, in Kingston, TX; died in aplane crash, May 21 (some sources cite May 28), 1971, near Roanoke, VA; buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA; father, a sharecropper; married Wanda Hendrix, 1949 (divorced, 1950); married Pamela Archer, 1951; children: two sons. Career: Actor and producer. Owner and breeder of race horses. Military service: U.S. Army, Infantry, 1942-45; served in European theater; became second lieutenant; received more than two dozen U.S. decorations, including Congressional Medal of Honor and five decorations from France and Belgium. Awards, Honors: Inducted into National Cowboy Hall ofFame, 1996.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, Producer

Birth Details

June 20, 1924

Kingston, Texas, United States

Death Details

May 21, 1971

Roanoke, Virginia, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Copy boy, Texas, Brooklyn, and Heaven (also known as The Girl from Texas), United Artists, 1948
• Thomas, Beyond Glory, Paramount, 1948
• Danny Lester, Bad Boy (also known as The Story of Danny Lester), Allied Artists, 1949
• Ring Hassard, Sierra, Universal, 1950
• Billy the Kid, The Kid from Texas (also known as Texas Kid, Outlaw), Universal, 1950
• Jesse James, Kansas Raiders, Universal, 1950
• Henry Fleming, The Red Badge of Courage, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
• Bill Doolin, The Cimarron Kid, Universal, 1951
• The Silver Kid, The Duel at Silver Creek, Universal, 1952
• Jim Harvey, Tumbleweed, Universal, 1953
• Reb Kittridge, Gunsmoke, Universal, 1953
• Lieutenant Jed Sayre, Column South, Universal, 1953
• Clay O'Mara, Ride Clear of Diablo, Universal, 1954
• Gary Brannon, Drums across the River, Universal, 1954
• Tom Destry, Destry, Universal, 1954
• Himself, To Hell and Back, Universal, 1955
• John P. Clum, Walk the Proud Land (also known as Apache Agent), Universal, 1956
• Tommy Shea, World in My Corner, Universal, 1956
• Private John Woodley, Joe Butterfly, Universal, 1957
• The Guns of Fort Petticoat, Columbia, 1957
• The Utica Kid, Night Passage, Universal, 1957
• Joe Maybe, Ride a Crooked Trail, Universal, 1958
• John Gant, No Name on the Bullet, Universal, 1958
• Sam Martin, The Gun Runners (also known as Gunrunners), 1958
• Alden Pyle, The Quiet American, Figaro Films, 1958
• Yancey, The Wild and the Innocent, Universal, 1959
• Matt Brown, Cast a Long Shadow, United Artists, 1959
• Seven Jones, Seven Ways from Sundown, Universal, 1960
• Cash Zachary, The Unforgiven, United Artists, 1960
• Clay Santell, Hell Bent for Leather, Universal/International, 1960
• Banner Cole, Posse from Hell, Universal/International, 1961
• Craig Benson, Battle at Bloody Beach (also known as Battle on the Beach), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961
• Ben Lane, Six Black Horses, Universal, 1962
• Showdown, Universal, 1963
• Narrator, War Is Hell, 1964
• Clint Cooper, The Quick Gun, Columbia, 1964
• Bob "Gif" Gifford, Gunfight at Comanche Creek, Allied Artists, 1964
• Jeff Stanton, Apache Rifles, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1964
• Logan Keliher, Bullet for a Badman, Universal, 1964
• Chad Lucas, Gunpoint, Universal, 1965
• Clint, Arizona Raiders, Columbia, 1965
• Mike Merrick, Trunk to Cairo (also known as Cairo Campaign, Einer Spielt Falsch, and Mivtza Kahir), 1966
• Jess Carlin, The Texican (also known as Texas Kid), MCR Productions, 1966
• Captain Coburn, 40 Guns to Apache Pass, Paramount, 1966
• Jesse James, A Time for Dying, 1971
• Film Work
• Producer, The Guns of Fort Petticoat, Columbia, 1957
• Song performer, "Touch of Pink," The Wild and the Innocent, Universal, 1959
• Producer, A Time for Dying, 1971
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Detective Tom "Whispering" Smith, Whispering Smith, NBC, 1961
• Episodic
• "The Flight," Suspicion, NBC, 1959
• "The Man," Star Time, Dumont, 1960
• WRITINGS
• Author of the autobiography To Hell and Back. Also country music songwriter.

Further Reference

Adaptations:

• The screenplay To Hell and Back was adapted from Murphy's autobiography of the same title. Biographical material and archival footage wereused to produce "Audie Murphy--Great American Hero," an episode of the television series Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1996.*