Ernest Borgnine, 33° GC
(Jan 24, 1917 - Jul 8, 2012)

1950 - Raised, Abingdon Lodge No. 58, Abingdon, Virginia

1964 - 32° Valley of Los Angeles
1979 - Knight Commander of the Court of Honour
1983 - Coroneted 33° Inspector General Honorary
1991 - Grand Cross of the Court of Honour
2001 - Valley of Long Beach, California Scottish Rite dedicated their theatre to Ill Brother Borgnine.

Member - Al Malaikah Shrine Temple, Los Angeles, CA

Ill Brother Ernest Borgnine, 33° GC, born Ermes Effron Borgnino, is an American Golden Globe, BAFTA and Academy Award-winning actor. His career spanned more than six decades. In 1956 he won an 'Oscar' and received more honors than any other actor for a single performance in the movie, 'Marty.'

Ill Brother Borgnine served ten years in U.S. Navy, serving aboard the destroyer/destroyer minesweeper USS Lamberton (DD-119; AG-21 and DMS-2) and was honorably discharged in October 1941. In January 1942, he reenlisted in the Navy after the attack on Pearl Harbor. During World War II, he patrolled the Atlantic Coast on an antisubmarine warfare ship, the USS Sylph (PY-12). In September 1945, he was again honorably discharged from the Navy and studied acting under the GI bill. He started on legitimate stage with Barter theater in Virginia and later to New York. He worked with a Shakespearean group that gave eleven performances of Hamlet at Kronburg castle, Elsinore and then entertained soldiers in Europe. Back in America he was with a road show, playing the lead in Born Yesterday, winding up on Broadway in Mrs. McThing with Helen Hayes. Turning to TV he took the part of Captain Video and did some 200 radio and TV shows. The movie "The Mob" brought him to Hollywood where he made From Here To Eternity and Marty.

Ill Brother Borgnine was raised in Abingdon Lodge No. 48, Abingdon, Virginia. He received the Scottish Rite degrees in the Valley of Los Angeles Scottish Rite. In 1979 he received the Knight Commander of the Court of Honour, was coroneted 33° Inspector General Honorary in 1983 and received the Grand Cross of the Court of Honour in 1991. In 2001 the Valley of Long Beach, California Scottish Rite dedicated their theater to Ill Brother Borgnine.