studio Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO). Also in 1928 the B.F. Keith Memorial Theatre opened in Boston. Keith Academy and Keith Hall in Lowell, Massachusetts were named for his family in 1926. His son A. Paul Keith had donated family money to Cardinal William O'Connell. Timeline 1846 Birth in Hillsboro Bridge, New Hampshire on January 26 1883 Partnered with Colonel William Austin in Boston 1885 Partnered with Edward Franklin Albee II 1894 Opens Keith's Theatre in Boston 1896 Opens Union Square Theatre in New York City 1906 Partnered with Frederick Freeman Proctor 1909 Retires 1913 Marriage to Ethel Bird Chase (1887-1971) 1914 Death in Palm Beach, Florida on March 26 1918 Death of his son Andrew Keith (c1870-1918) 1928 His company merges with Orpheum Circuit, Inc. on January 28 References Further reading External links Benjamin Franklin Keith at IMDb 1846 births 1914 deaths People from Hillsborough, New Hampshire Vaudeville producers Film exhibitors