Siegfried Fischbacher, German-born magician of Las Vegas act Siegfried & Roy, dies at 81
LAS VEGAS (NYTIMES, REUTERS) Siegfried Fischbacher, the German-born magician who was half of Siegfried & Roy, the team that captivated Las Vegas audiences with performances alongside big cats, elephants and other exotic animals, died on Wednesday (Jan 13) at his home in Las Vegas. He was 81. The cause was pancreatic cancer, said his publicist Dave Kirvin. Fischbacher's longtime partner in the production, Roy Horn, died in May at 75 of complications of Covid-19. For a time, the team's name was all but synonymous with Las Vegas show business, with performances that combined smoke machines and w...