Famous Freemasons

Clark Gable, February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960

Hollywood actor

Initiated into “Beverly Hills Lodge No. 528”, Los Angeles in 1933

Pollokshields Burgh Hall

Been here countless times and never noticed these signs or knew that it was built by Bro. Sir John Stirling Maxwell, popular place for weddings and nearly booked it for mine. Anyone familiar with Shawlands will recongise the name from pubs , park and street names in and about Shawlands.

Lodge Pollok 772 lodge here.

Famous Freemasons

Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III was made a Mason at Henry Brown Lodge #22 in Peoria

Famous Freemasons

Harland David "Colonel" Sanders, September 9, 1890 – December 16, 1980.

American businessman, founder of the Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise. Initiated into “Lodge No. 651”, Henryville, Indiana on April 6, 1917

Famous Freemasons

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, 15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832

Scottish novelist, poet and playwright, who helped popularize the genre of historical novels. Famous works include the books Ivanhoe and Rob Roy.

Initiated, passed and raised in lodge “Saint David, No. 36”, Edinburgh on March 2, 1801

Famous Freemasons

Oscar Wilde, October 16, 1854 - November 30, 1900

Initiated into “Apollo University Lodge No. 357”, Oxford around 1874/1875.

The Craft attracts many talented men, not many more talented than Bro. Wilde.

At the movies

'The Freemason' (click to see trailer)

I came across this movie a while ago but not had a chance to see it. It has actually got some good reviews and is filmed in and around Salt Lake City Masonic Temple, with some brethren filling in as extras.

Worth a look I think.