fiction.wikisort.org - ActorFrederic Serrano Keating (March 27, 1901[1] – June 29, 1961),[2][lower-alpha 1] best known as Fred Keating, was an American magician, stage and film actor.[6][7]
American magician
This article is about the American magician from the 1930s. For the Canadian film and television actor, see
Fred Keating (actor).
Fred Keating |
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Born | (1901-03-27)March 27, 1901
New York, New York, U.S. |
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Died | June 29, 1961(1961-06-29) (aged 60)
New York, New York, U.S. |
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Occupation | Magician, actor |
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Years active | 1929–1940 (film) |
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Biography
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
Notes
- 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
- "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
- 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.
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