Gene Autry
Born September 29, 1907, Tioga, Texas · Died October 2, 1998, Studio City, Los Angeles, California · Catoosa Lodge No. 185, Catoosa, Oklahoma
The singing cowboy of radio and film, raised in Oklahoma.
The singing cowboy of radio and film, raised in Oklahoma.
Sources
- https://freemasonry.bcy.ca/biography/autry_g/autry_g.html (citing Denslow)
- Portrait image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gene_Autry,_NPG_94_39.jpg (Public domain)
Life & Masonic Timeline
September 29, 1907
Born — Tioga, Texas
1927
Age 20
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason — Catoosa Lodge No. 185, Catoosa, Oklahoma
1932
Age 25
Had his first hit, “That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine”
1934
Age 27
Began starring in Western films
1940
Age 33
Launched the Melody Ranch radio show
1942
Age 35
Enlisted in the Army
1949
Age 42
Recorded “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
1961
Age 54
Founded the Los Angeles Angels baseball franchise
October 2, 1998
Age 91
Died — Studio City, Los Angeles, California
Unknown
Initiated an Entered Apprentice in Catoosa Lodge No. 185, Catoosa, Oklahoma
Unknown
Passed to the Degree of Fellowcraft
Harry Warnecke / Robert F. Cranston, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source