Larry Keating-Larry Keating-Larry Keating!!!!
cathy
Hello,
I am looking for personal information about the veteran actor who
played on Mister Ed, as "Roger Addison." I know he was on Burns and
Allen as Harry Morton. I know the movies he has made prior to Mister
Ed... I am looking for some personal information, ie: did he have any
children? was he married? how did the staff react to the news of his
passing? did Mr. Keating serve in the military? Basically, ANYTHING
that talks about him and not a portfolio of his achievments, though
they are interesting, I would like to know about Mr. Keating .. who he
was. I already know what he has achieved.
PLEEZE.. somebody tell me something!!
Thanks in advance,
Cathy
Matthew Kruk
news:c23f8d06-b904-4635...@l2g2000vbg.googlegroups.com...
From imdb.com, it appears he died on August 26, 1963:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0444122/
Wikipedia has sparse info on him:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Keating
You might send a message to Alan Young's website requesting additional
information or pointers to more information:
Perhaps some one else in the group might have more info for you too.
Good luck.
cathy
> "cathy" <wanderingm...@comcast.net> wrote in message
Matthew,
Thanks for your very prompt response! Yeah, I know all those sights,
and had thought about contacting alan young.
My question to you: do you think Mr. Keating was an only child and
that is why the information is so sparse and non-existent? I can't
imagine a pretty big and well-liked actor would want to keep
everything about him "hush-hush." There are a lot of sites that have
info about him, but it's mostly the "copy and paste" type stuff from
other sites.
what do you believe? I am beginning to think he was an only child and
never married. certainly didn't have any children. I can't imagine any
child that would not want to talk to a reporter about their famous
television star dad, can you?
Cathy
Matthew Kruk
Matthew,
---
I don't think it's so much being an only child Cathy as perhaps being
childless, thus I think it more likely he didn't marry or just didn't
have any children (for whatever reason).
I don't think it would hurt to ask the Alan Young website. As I said,
at the least they might offer pointers to other decent sources for
information.
Wait for a bit, perhaps some other regular readers of this newspaper
might have some additional info or suggestions for you. They're a nice
and smart bunch.
cathy
>
> - Show quoted text -
Thanks Matthew. I'm still trying to find my way around here, learning
how to navigate the forum...
I think I will try alan young's website. But first I will offer my
condolences to him regarding connie hines' passing. that was a real
shock to me when I started looking here and read that!
If anyone has any answers, please post them. If I get any information
from mr. young, I'll let everyone know. Thanks Cathy
nonsportsnut
I usually research Three Stooges supporting players, but using the
same search methods, I accessed the LA Times newspaper of Aug. 27,
1963, which had a photo and fairly extensive obit on Larry Keating.
He was born in St. Paul, MN. June 13, 1896. He was the nephew of
Tommy Burns, onetime Heavyweight boxing champion. Larry spent his
boyhood with his family in Portland, OR., San Francisco, CA. and
Sydney, Australia, where he saw Burns lose the Title to Jack Johnson.
He began his career in a Portland Stock Company which toured the
States. He served in World War I as an artilleryman, and later
travelled the World as a merchant seaman. He played in "White Cargo"
for two years before joining National Broadcasting Company as a
special events announcer. He spent 7 years as a regular on radio's
"This Is Your FBI". During World War II he toured military camps with
Bob Hope and other performers. From 1945 to 1963, he was credited in
52 films and TV Shows, finishing up with "Mr. Ed".
Prior to his death, he had been ill with leukemia for 6 months, and
entered Good Samaritan Hospital in LA, where he died on August 26,
1963. He had worked on "Mr' Ed" until the week prior to his death.
He was survived by his wife Ruth, three children; Captain Robert S.
Keating, USAF; Larry, Jr. and a stepson William Evans; two
grandchildren, and a brother, John D. Keating of Honolulu, Hawaii.
Anyone who may have information on Three Stooges supporting players,
please email me at ferei...@aol.com
Frank Reighter
BeAStooge
> From 1945 to 1963, he was credited in 52 films and TV Shows
And costarring in 1964's THE INCREDIBLE MR. LIMPET with Don Knotts.
BeAStooge
Follow-up...
Alan Young once said that Larry's last MR. ED episode (his 2nd-to-last
episode aired) was "Leo Durocher Meets Mr. Ed." As ill as he was, and
the cast and crew knew he would not get better, Keating put 100%
effort into his scenes. Loved and respected by his coworkers, Young
choked up telling Keating's story.
Matthew Kruk
Matthew Kruk
news:709e6cff-d046-4d53...@c34g2000yqn.googlegroups.com...
Follow-up...
---
Thank you.
cathy
>
> I usually research Three Stooges supporting players, but using the
> same search methods, I accessed the LA Times newspaper of Aug. 27,
> 1963, which had a photo and fairly extensive obit on Larry Keating.
> He was born in St. Paul, MN. June 13, 1896. He was the nephew of
> Tommy Burns, onetime Heavyweight boxing champion. Larry spent his
> boyhood with his family in Portland, OR., San Francisco, CA. and
> Sydney, Australia, where he saw Burns lose the Title to Jack Johnson.
>
> He began his career in a Portland Stock Company which toured the
> States. He served in World War I as an artilleryman, and later
> travelled the World as a merchant seaman. He played in "White Cargo"
> for two years before joining National Broadcasting Company as a
> special events announcer. He spent 7 years as a regular on radio's
> "This Is Your FBI". During World War II he toured military camps with
> Bob Hope and other performers. From 1945 to 1963, he was credited in
> 52 films and TV Shows, finishing up with "Mr. Ed".
>
> Prior to his death, he had been ill with leukemia for 6 months, and
> entered Good Samaritan Hospital in LA, where he died on August 26,
> 1963. He had worked on "Mr' Ed" until the week prior to his death.
>
> He was survived by his wife Ruth, three children; Captain Robert S.
> Keating, USAF; Larry, Jr. and a stepson William Evans; two
> grandchildren, and a brother, John D. Keating of Honolulu, Hawaii.
>
> Anyone who may have information on Three Stooges supporting players,
>
> Frank Reighter
>
> On Dec 24, 12:42 am, cathy <wanderingm...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hello,
>
> > I am looking for personal information about the veteran actor who
> > played on Mister Ed, as "Roger Addison." I know he was on Burns and
> > Allen as Harry Morton. I know the movies he has made prior to Mister
> > Ed... I am looking for some personal information, ie: did he have any
> > children? was he married? how did the staff react to the news of his
> > passing? did Mr. Keating serve in the military? Basically, ANYTHING
> > that talks about him and not a portfolio of his achievments, though
> > they are interesting, I would like to know about Mr. Keating .. who he
> > was. I already know what he has achieved.
>
> > PLEEZE.. somebody tell me something!!
>
> > Thanks in advance,
>
> - Show quoted text
Frank,
You are so wonderful to give me such a detailed obit of Mr. Keating. I
have been to the La Times but did not get that detail as they were
wanting me to pay $44-88 for the information FRAMED and MATTED. I just
didn't have that kind of money. I thought there was a way that I could
get the obit ONLINE, but from what I read, they said if FAQ, it was
not possible to download the information. Perhaps I misunderstood
something?
That is wonderful to share all that information with me. Before I came
here I was going to check findagrave. I seem to recall reading that
Mr. Keating shared a mausoleum with a relative, I am thinking a
sister??
Anyway thanks for the information, it's much appreciated. I am unsure
why his children were unavailable for comment? At any rate, I'll do my
best to locate info for you on the three stooges. Not sure what you
have, but you seem to be a pro, so whatever I find most likely will
not be any news to you. Again, thanks for your help. Have a wonderful
Christmas! Cathy
cathy
BeAStooge -
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!! This is exactly the sort of information I was
looking for!!! Merry Christmas!
BTW, can you help Frank out with info on the Three Stooges supporting
cast members??
Kris Baker
>
> You are so wonderful to give me such a detailed
> obit of Mr. Keating. I have been to the La Times but
> did not get that detail as they were wanting me to
> pay $44-88 for the information FRAMED and MATTED.
That's for the entire (large) page.
A "document purchase (print-out of the obituary itself,
in .pdf format) is $3.95.
http://snurl.com/ttwwo [pqasb_pqarchiver_com]
Kris
islanders
and matted copy of his obituary?
cathy
>
> Alan Young once said thatLarry'slast MR. ED episode (his 2nd-to-last
> episode aired) was "Leo Durocher Meets Mr. Ed." As ill as he was, and
> effort into his scenes. Loved and respected by his coworkers, Young
> choked up tellingKeating'sstory.
Ok. I have read and re-read this message. I've even read it to my
husband. From what I am understanding, the LAST episode Mr. Keating
did **which aired** was: "Leo Durocher Meets Mr. Ed."
The part that is unclear to me and from my best understanding, is you
are saying that the Leo Durocher episode was Larry's second to last...
that leads me to believe there was another episode that either began
taping, or never finished. OR, out of respect to the family at that
time (and in the future as well), was yanked from the episode guide.
Is this a clear understanding of what you have typed?
In other words, there was another one that came after Leo Durocher but
never aired because it was either not done in its entirety, or was
yanked out of respect to Mr. Keating and his family. Is this correct?
Any idea how I might find when the episodes were TAPED or RECORDED?
mak...@gmail.com
Hope this answers your question about his personal life.
Brad Ferguson
<da...@neosoft.com> wrote:
>
You made me look. Back around Christmas 2009, someone named Cathy
asked about Larry Keating, and a couple of people provided some
details, which she appreciated. (Cathy had tried to get his obit from
the L.A. Times, which she said would only provided her a framed and
matted copy of his obit for $40 or more.)
The thread is here:
http://goo.gl/JEkGS2
ferei...@aol.com
https://secure.pqarchiver.com/latimes/doc/168387960.html?FMT=AI&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Aug+27%2C+1963&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(1923-Current+File)&desc=Larry+Keating+of+Films%2C+TV+Succumbs+at+64
If it doesn't open for you, email me at ferei...@aol.com and I'll email you a printed copy of the obit.
Frank Reighter
That Derek
Lawrence Keating's two shows listed wherein are:
Locked Room, The (reviewed by NYT, December 26, 1933, page 18, column 5);
Queer People (reviewed by NYT, February 16, 1934, page 16, column 2).
From my experiences as a professional researcher, you won't get biographical info on Mr. Keating from such reviews. However, one might acquire some "colour" on the order of "Also in the cast is a young Lawrence Keating ..."
Cathy, please contact me off-list [that...@yahoo.com]. I often execute research at "The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, Billy Rose Theatre Collection, Third Floor," which I colloquially refer to as "Billy Rose." This facility has file folders full of clippings on virtually any performer one can think of. I'm willing to wager Mr. Keating will likely have such a folder. Also, I might be able to access original Playbills for the aforementioned plays and these programmes might have biographical sketches on Mr. Keating.
Does this sudden interest in Larry Keating have anything to do with the re-appearance of "Mister Ed" reruns on the Antenna-TV cable channel a couple of days ago? Please feel free to respond "Of course, of course" at any time if applicable.
Derek Tague
> Anyone who may have information on Three Stooges supporting players,
Geez, I truly hope someone can put a DENT in it.
sumyr...@verizon.net
bgil...@gmail.com
> I am married to his great grandson Joshus keating. What did you want to know. We atummbled across this post when trying to find out more about Ruth.
