Siegfried and Roy Magician Siegfried Fischbacher Dead at 81
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Via: sister-mary-agnes-ample-bottom • 3 years ago • 4 commentsBy: Soo Kim (MSN)
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Siegfried Fischbacher, one half of German-American magic duo Siegfried and Roy, has died at the age of 81.
Fischbacher died Wednesday at his home in Las Vegas after succumbing to pancreatic cancer.
A malignant tumor was initially removed from Fischbacher in a 12-hour operation but it was found to have already spread in his body.
Fischbacher was released from the hospital at his own request and returned to his Las Vegas home where he was cared for by two nurses before his death.
Fischbacher died just a few months after his long-term partner Roy Horn, of Siegfried and Roy, died at the age of 75 following COVID-19 infection.
Sigfried and Roy's magic act, best remembered for featuring lions and tigers, was one of the most beloved in Las Vegas.
The pair headlined at The Mirage for 13 years, until a 2003 accident with one of the big cats left Horn partially paralyzed.
This is a developing story and this article will be updated as more information becomes available.
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This is one of those you-could-pretty-much-see-it-coming things.
End of an era.
I saw their show a few times. Sorry to hear that the duo is now gone.
RIP Siegfried.
RIP Sir.