Fred Keating (magician)

Frederic Serrano Keating (March 27, 1901 – June 29, 1961), best known as Fred Keating, was an American magician, stage, and film actor.

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. He became interested in magic from an early age. He became well known for performing a disappearing canary cage trick. Keating also performed a trick where he swallowed needles and pulled them threaded, out of his mouth.

Selected filmography

• 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

References

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.

External links

• What Magicians Do When Magical Tricks Go Wrong (May, 1932)