Siegfried Fischbacher, who teamed with partner Roy Horn to become Siegfried & Roy, among the most famous magicians in the world and one of Las Vegas’ biggest draws, died yesterday at his home in Las Vegas.
He was 81.The cause was pancreatic cancer. Fischbacher’s death was announced by his sister Dolore, who lives as a nun in Munich, Germany, to the German newspaper Bild.
His death was subsequently confirmed by his publicist Dave Kirvin.“He fell asleep gently and peacefully,” Dolore told Bild. She said Fischbacher had been in the care of hospice nurses at his home in Las Vegas.Horn died last May of Covid-19 at the age of 75.Known for their flamboyant, Liberace-style costumes and the use in their act of “big cats” – lions, leopards, jaguars
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