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Audie Murphy

Audie MurphyAKA Audie Leon Murphy

Born: 20-Jun-1924
Birthplace: Kingston, TX
Died: 28-May-1971
Location of death: Roanoke, VA
Cause of death: Accident - Airplane
Remains: Buried, Grave 366-11, Section 46, Arlington National Cemetery

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: War hero turned cowboy actor

Father: Emmett Berry Murphy (b. 1886, d. 1973)
Mother: Josie Belle Killian (b. 1891, d. 1941)
Sister: Elizabeth Corrine Murphy
Brother: Charles Emmett Murphy
Brother: Vernon Murphy
Sister: Ariel June Murphy
Sister: Oneta Murphy
Brother: J. W. Murphy (stillborn)
Brother: Richard Houston Murphy
Brother: Eugene Porter Murphy
Sister: Verda Nadine Murphy
Brother: Willie Beatrice Murphy
Brother: Joseph Preston Murphy
Wife: Wanda Hendrix (m. 8-Feb-1949, div. 14-Apr-1950)
Wife: Pamela Archer (actress, b. 3-Nov-1928, m. 23-Apr-1951, d. 1-Feb-1981)
Son: Terry Michael Murphy (b. 1952)
Son: James Shannon Murphy (b. 1954)

    Freemasonry
    Bronze Star
    Distinguished Service Cross
    French Legion of Honor
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 1601 Vine Street
    Legion of Merit
    Congressional Medal of Honor
    Purple Heart
    Silver Star
    Appendectomy
    Risk Factors: Insomnia, Malaria

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    40 Guns to Apache Pass (1-May-1967)
    The Texican (Nov-1966)
    Battle at Bloody Beach (Jun-1961)
    Seven Ways from Sundown (25-Sep-1960)
    The Unforgiven (6-Apr-1960)
    Cast a Long Shadow (24-Aug-1959)
    No Name on the Bullet (Feb-1959)
    The Quiet American (5-Feb-1958)
    Ride a Crooked Trail (1958)
    Night Passage (24-Jul-1957)
    Joe Butterfly (29-May-1957)
    The Guns of Fort Petticoat (Apr-1957)
    Walk the Proud Land (1956)
    To Hell and Back (Aug-1955)
    Destry (1-Dec-1954)
    Drums Across the River (Jun-1954)
    Ride Clear of Diablo (1954)
    The Red Badge of Courage (16-Mar-1951)
    Kansas Raiders (20-Nov-1950)

Official Website:
http://www.audiemurphy.com/

Author of books:
To Hell And Back (1949, memoir)


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