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May 16, 1907 – June 11, 1979 Born Marion Morrison, “the Duke” appeared or starred in over 200 films in his fifty-year career, winning an Oscar for “True Grit,” in 1969. Remembered for his definition of the American individualist of a mythical wild west, he came to represent America to several generations of movie-goers. A Member of Glendale DeMolay Chapter during his high school days, Duke was also a freemason, like his father before him, receiving his Craft degrees in July 1970 in Marion McDaniel Lodge No. 56, Tucson, Arizona. A Senior DeMolay, he was also awarded the DeMolay Legion of Honor in 1970. In December of that year, he joined the York Rite Bodies in California and became a Shriner in Al Malaikah Shrine Temple. Initiated : July 9, 1970 Passed : July 10, 1970 Raised : July 11, 1970 Marion McDaniel Lodge No. 56, Tucson, Arizona,
Source: kena.org/hirams/1998/PHL-DE98.HTM ; lodge records. |