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James Cagney was his mentor.
Audie Leon Murphy (June 20, 1925 – May 28, 1971)was an American soldier in World War II, who later became an actor, appearing in 44 American films.He also found success as a country music composer.
In 27 months of combat action, Murphy became the most decorated United States combat soldier of World War II, and United States military history.He received the Medal of Honor, the U.S. military`s highest award for valor, along with 32 additional U.S. medals,five from France, and one from Belgium.Murphy had a successful movie career, including the extremely popular To Hell and Back (1955), based on his memoir of the same name (1949),and starred in 33 Hollywood Westerns. He died in a plane crash in 1971 and was interred, with full military honors,in Arlington National Cemetery (his is the second most-visited gravesite, after that of President John F. Kennedy).
Biography Credit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audie_Murphy
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