Fred Keating (magician)


Frederic Serrano Keating, 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, 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 Shanghai I Live My Life To Beat the Band The Nitwits The Casino Murder Case The Devil on Horseback When's Your Birthday? Melody for Two Prison Train Eternally Yours Society Smugglers