Ernest Borgnine
Born January 24, 1917, Hamden, Connecticut · Died July 8, 2012, Los Angeles, California · Abingdon Lodge No. 48, Virginia
Academy Award–winning actor and a 50-year Mason.
Academy Award–winning actor and a 50-year Mason.
Sources
- https://freemasonry.bcy.ca/biography/borgnine_e/borgnine_e.html (citing California Freemason
- Abingdon Lodge No. 48)
- Portrait image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ernest_Borgnine_McHale_McHale%27s_Navy_1962.JPG (Public domain)
Life & Masonic Timeline
January 24, 1917
Born — Hamden, Connecticut
October 1935
Age 18
Joined the U.S. Navy
September 1945
Age 28
Left the Navy after almost ten years
1950
Age 33
Initiated an Entered Apprentice in Abingdon Lodge No. 48, Virginia
1953
Age 36
Appeared in From Here to Eternity
1955
Age 38
Starred in Marty, winning the Best Actor Oscar
1962
Age 45
Starred in McHale’s Navy
July 8, 2012
Age 95
Died — Los Angeles, California
Unknown
Passed to the Degree of Fellowcraft
Unknown
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason
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