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- Fred Keating was a professional magician who reinvented himself as a Hollywood actor. Of Irish-Spanish parentage, Keating performed conjuring tricks from early childhood and eventually became apprenticed to Howard Thurston after having absconded from Culver Military Academy. He struck out on his own by the age of eighteen and became immensely successful on the vaudeville circuit in the 1920's. Amusing patter and clever showmanship were his stock-in-trade and one of his most popular routines was a version of de Kolta's Vanishing Birdcage. He also sold several short stories and changed his name from 'F. Serrano Keating' (Serrano was his mother's maiden name) to 'Fred Keating' on the advice of playwright Edna Ferber. By 1932, he began to forsake magic for comedy. He appeared on Broadway (where star Tallulah Bankhead helped him overcome jittery nerves) and then acted in fourteen Hollywood films between 1934 and 1940. Keating was given several starring vehicles, including The Nitwits (1935) (with comic duo Wheeler & Woolsey), The Devil on Horseback (1936) (opposite Lili Damita), When's Your Birthday? (1937) (with Joe E. Brown) and Prison Train (1938) (with Dorothy Comingore). Alcoholism and depression subsequently hampered his career and he returned to performing magic in the seedier nightclubs and hotels of New York. However, by then, his days at the top of his profession were well and truly past.
- Paul Pranger was born on 23 January 1888 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Der Prinz von Arkadien (1932), Herren der Meere (1922) and Bel-Ami Der Frauenheld von Paris (1955). He died on 29 June 1961 in Vienna, Austria.
- F. Serrano Keating was born on 27 March 1897 in New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Floodgates (1924), The Big Show (1926) and Red Love (1925). He died on 29 June 1961 in New York, USA.
- Ilmari Peitsalo was born on 20 December 1901 in Rauma, Finland. He was an actor, known for Sadan miekan mies (1951), Kaksi kivaa kaveria (1944) and Pajasta palatsiin (1946). He was married to Ida Peitsalo. He died on 29 June 1961.
- Anna Capodaglio was born on 19 September 1879 in Messina, Sicily, Italy. She was an actress, known for Sissignora (1942), Jeanne Doré (1938) and Peccatori (1945). She was married to Ruggero Capodaglio. She died on 29 June 1961 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
- Fred Ratté was an actor, known for Le gros Bill (1949). He died on 29 June 1961 in Québec, Canada.