Fred Keating (magician)

{{short description|American magician}}

{{About|the American magician from the 1930s|the Canadian film and television actor|Fred Keating (actor)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Fred Keating

| image = Fred Keating magician 2.png

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1901|3|27}}

| birth_place = New York City, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1961|6|29|1901|3|27}}

| death_place = New York City, U.S.

| othername =

| occupation = Magician, actor

| yearsactive = 1929–1940 (film)

| spouse =

}}

Frederic Serrano Keating (March 27, 1901{{Cite web|url=http://www.italiangen.org/records-search/births.php|title=Italiangen.org}} – June 29, 1961),{{cite news|title=Fred Keating, 64, Magician, Is Dead; Stage and Screen Actor Had Been Vaudeville Headliner|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1961/07/01/archives/fred-keating-64-magician-is-dead-stage-and-screen-actor-had-been.html|work=The New York Times|date=July 1, 1961|page=17}} {{subscription required}}{{efn|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.{{cite web|title=New York City Births, 1846-1909|url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WW2-5XM|website=FamilySearch|accessdate=4 April 2018}} {{registration required}}{{cite web|title=New York State Census, 1905|url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPFY-T7V|website=FamilySearch|accessdate=4 April 2018}} {{registration required}}{{cite web|title=United States Census, 1920|url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJBG-XL1|website=FamilySearch|accessdate=4 April 2018}} {{registration required}}}} best known as Fred Keating, was an American magician, stage, and film actor.Price, p. 349Pitts, p. 220