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)