Audie Murphy Height, Weight, Age, Facts, Biography
Audie Murphy Height, Weight, Age, Facts, Biography
Audie Murphy was the most decorated soldier, songwriter, and actor from the United States. He had fought many battles as part of World War II such as with Tunisia, Sicily, Naples-Foggia, Anzio, Rome-Arno, Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland, Central Europe, etc. Overall, he killed 241 enemy soldiers in the World War II.
Born Name
Audie Leon Murphy
Nick Name
Audie
Audie Murphy as Tom Smith from the television program Whispering Smith in 1961 (NBC Television / eBay / Public Domain)Age
He was born on June 20, 1925.
Died
He died at the age of 45 on May 28, 1971, 14 nautical miles northwest of Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
Sun Sign
Gemini
Born Place
Kingston, Texas, U.S.
Nationality
Education
He attended school only until 5th grade. He left schooling when in 5th to financially support his family. At that time, he got a job to pick cotton for $1 a day.
Occupation
Soldier, Actor, Songwriter, Rancher
Family
- Father – Emmett Berry Murphy (1887–1976)
- Mother – Josie Bell Murphy (née Killian; 1891–1941)
- Siblings – He had 11 siblings – 6 older and 5 younger.
Audie Murphy for the film, Red Badge of Courage in 1951 (MGM / eBay / Public Domain)Build
Athletic
Height
5 ft 5.5 in or 166.5 cm
Weight
51 kg or 112.5 lbs (When in the U.S. military)
His normal weight was considered to be a little more.
Girlfriend / Spouse
Audie had dated –
- Wanda Hendrix (1946-1951) – In 1946, Audie started dating actress Dixie Wanda Hendrix. They married in 1949 but their divorced was finalised in 1951; 2 years later.
- Pamela Opal Lee Archer – Just 4 days after divorce finalization with Wanda, Audie married former airline stewardess Pamela Opal Lee Archer. They had 2 children from this relationship – both sons – Terry Michael and James Shannon.
Race / Ethnicity
White
He had English, Irish, Scots-Irish, Scottish, and German ancestry.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Blue
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Short stature
Shoe Size
8 (US)
Religion
Christianity
Audie Murphy’s Favorite Things
- Color – Blue
Audie Murphy for the 1951 film The Red Badge of Courage (Studio / eBay / Public Domain)Audie Murphy Facts
- Audie was the most decorated American combat soldier of World War II.
- In January 1945, at 19 years old, he stopped a group of German soldiers for an hour at the Colmar Pocket in France. For this courage, he received a Medal of Honor award.
- His enlistment papers listed his birth year as 1924, but his California driver’s license listed his birth year as 1925.
- Initially, he was rejected by the U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps for being underweight and underage. He was finally accepted into the Army on June 30, 1942, after an affidavit by his sister which showed a different birth year.
- He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
- In 1941, he lost his mother to endocarditis and pneumonia.
- Throughout his life, he had worked at a radio repair shop, at a combination general store, a garage, a gas station, etc.
- He had even purchased a home for his eldest sister Corinne and her husband, Poland Burns in Farmersville.
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4 COMMENTS
- Warren
His weight was closer to 63.5 kg because 51 kg seems less, even though he’s listed as 51 kg. He was more than 51 kg, often listed as 120 lbs. He could have been 135-140 lbs or something.
- Warren
Audie was more like 135 lbs at the most
- Edwin Boyles
He sure was a hero! I told a friend he didn’t get shot in WW2 because they was shooting over his head. Get it, he was short. LOL!
- R.A. Bradley
From the greatest generation for sure! The country was much different then. I hesitate to say better, but we did produce a larger group of people with stiffer fiber than today I believe.
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