Fred Keating (magician)

Fred Keating
Fred Keating
Born	March 27, 1901; New York City, U.S.
Died	June 29, 1961 (aged 60); New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Magician, actor
Years active	1929–1940 (film)

Frederic Serrano Keating (March 27, 1901^[1] – June 29, 1961),^[2]^[a] best known as Fred Keating, was an American magician, stage, and film actor.^[6]^[7]

Biography[edit]

Keating was born in New York City, the son of Frederick Keating (Senior), a lawyer, and Camille Serrano, a singer. He was of Irish-Spanish heritage. His parents divorced when he was young.^[8]^[9] He became interested in magic from an early age. He became well known for performing a disappearing canary cage trick.^[10] Keating also performed a trick where he swallowed needles and pulled them threaded, out of his mouth.^[11]

Selected filmography[edit]

The Captain Hates the Sea (1934)
Shanghai (1935)
I Live My Life (1935)
To Beat the Band (1935)
The Nitwits (1935)
The Casino Murder Case (1935)
The Devil on Horseback (1936)
When's Your Birthday? (1937)
Melody for Two (1937)
Prison Train (1938)
Eternally Yours (1939)
Society Smugglers (1939)
Tin Pan Alley (1940)

Notes[edit]

^ While his New York Times obituary reported that he died aged 64, suggesting a birth year of 1897, primary sources – including New York birth indexes and census records – indicate he was born in 1901.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Italiangen.org".
^ "Fred Keating, 64, Magician, Is Dead; Stage and Screen Actor Had Been Vaudeville Headliner". The New York Times. July 1, 1961. p. 17. (subscription required)
^ "New York City Births, 1846-1909". FamilySearch. Retrieved 4 April 2018. (registration required)
^ "New York State Census, 1905". FamilySearch. Retrieved 4 April 2018. (registration required)
^ "United States Census, 1920". FamilySearch. Retrieved 4 April 2018. (registration required)
^ Price, p. 349
^ Pitts, p. 220
^ "Minute Biographies: Fred Keating". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. June 19, 1933. p. 13.
^ "New York Marriages, 1686-1980". FamilySearch. Retrieved 6 April 2018. (registration required)
^ Curry, pp. 58-59.
^ Slide, p. 55

Bibliography[edit]

Curry, Paul. (1965). Magician's Magic. Dover Publications.
Pitts, Michael R. (2015). RKO Radio Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1929-1956. McFarland.
Price, David. (1985). Magic: A Pictorial History of Conjurers in the Theater. Cornwall Books.
Slide, Anthony. (1981). The Vaudevillians: A Dictionary of Vaudeville Performers. Arlington House.

External links[edit]

Fred Keating at IMDb
Fred Keating at the Internet Broadway Database
Fred Keating at Find a Grave
What Magicians Do When Magical Tricks Go Wrong (May, 1932)

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[6] While his New York Times obituary reported that he died aged 64, suggesting a birth year of 1897, primary sources – including New York birth indexes and census records – indicate he was born in 1901.^[3]^[4]^[5]

[1] "Italiangen.org".

[2] "Fred Keating, 64, Magician, Is Dead; Stage and Screen Actor Had Been Vaudeville Headliner". The New York Times. July 1, 1961. p. 17. (subscription required)

[NYB-3] "New York City Births, 1846-1909". FamilySearch. Retrieved 4 April 2018. (registration required)

[4] "New York State Census, 1905". FamilySearch. Retrieved 4 April 2018. (registration required)

[5] "United States Census, 1920". FamilySearch. Retrieved 4 April 2018. (registration required)

[7] Price, p. 349

[8] Pitts, p. 220

[9] "Minute Biographies: Fred Keating". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. June 19, 1933. p. 13.

[10] "New York Marriages, 1686-1980". FamilySearch. Retrieved 6 April 2018. (registration required)

[11] Curry, pp. 58-59.

[12] Slide, p. 55

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