Who played Audie Murphy in the film of his autobiography?
Murphy’s 1949 autobiography To Hell and Back became a national bestseller. In the book Murphy modestly describes some of his most heroic actions — without portraying himself as a hero. Instead, he chose to praise the skills, bravery, and dedication of the other soldiers in his platoon. Murphy played himself in the inevitable 1955 Universal movie of his book. The film grossed almost ten million dollars during its initial theatrical release, and became Universal’s biggest hit ever, holding the record until surpassed Jaws. Murphy went on to make a total of 44 feature films, most of them Westerns. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Audie Murphy has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1601 Vine Street.
