John Wayne
Born May 26, 1907, Winterset, Iowa · Died June 11, 1979, Los Angeles, California · Marion McDaniel Lodge No. 56, Tucson, AZ
Film star raised in Arizona late in life and later a Shriner.
Film star raised in Arizona late in life and later a Shriner.
Sources
- https://freemasonry.bcy.ca/biography/wayne_j/wayne_j.html (citing lodge records)
- Portrait image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Wayne_-_still_portrait.jpg (Public domain)
Life & Masonic Timeline
May 26, 1907
Born — Winterset, Iowa
1939
Age 32
Broke through in Stagecoach
1956
Age 49
Starred in The Searchers
1960
Age 53
Directed and starred in The Alamo
1970
Age 63
Won the Academy Award for True Grit
July 9, 1970
Age 63
Initiated an Entered Apprentice in Marion McDaniel Lodge No. 56, Tucson, AZ
July 10, 1970
Age 63
Passed to the Degree of Fellowcraft — Marion McDaniel Lodge No. 56, Tucson, AZ
July 11, 1970
Age 63
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason — Marion McDaniel Lodge No. 56, Tucson, AZ
December 1970
Age 63
Joined the York Rite and the Shrine
May 26, 1979
Age 72
Awarded the Congressional Gold Medal
June 11, 1979
Age 72
Died — Los Angeles, California
June 9, 1980
Age 73
Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Unknown photographer, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source