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.
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Selected filmography
* ''
The Captain Hates the Sea'' (1934)
* ''
Shanghai
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'' (1935)
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I Live My Life
''I Live My Life'' is a 1935 American comedy-drama film starring Joan Crawford, Brian Aherne and Frank Morgan. It is based on the story "Claustrophobia" by A. Carter Goodloe.
Plot
Bored socialite Kay Bentley travels to Greece on her wealthy f ...
'' (1935)
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To Beat the Band'' (1935)
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The Nitwits'' (1935)
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The Casino Murder Case'' (1935)
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The Devil on Horseback'' (1936)
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When's Your Birthday?
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'' (1937)
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Melody for Two'' (1937)
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Prison Train'' (1938)
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Eternally Yours'' (1939)
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Society Smugglers
''Society Smugglers'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by Joe May and starring Preston Foster, Irene Hervey and Walter Woolf King.Monaco p.364 It was made and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film sets were designed by the art director ...
'' (1939)
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Tin Pan Alley
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'' (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
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What Magicians Do When Magical Tricks Go Wrong(May, 1932)
1901 births
1961 deaths
American magicians
American male film actors
Age controversies
20th-century American male actors
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