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Siegfried Fischbacher from 'Siegfried & Roy' magician duo has died
Deutsche Welle ^ | 01.14.2021 | Stefan Dege

Posted on 01/14/2021 8:21:27 AM PST by Olog-hai

Siegfried and Roy were a big number in the circus world. First in Hollywood and later in Las Vegas, their show bringing together felines, performers and magic was a visitors’ magnet.

The “Siegfried & Roy at the Mirage Resort and Casino” show, featuring white tigers, lions, acrobatics and glamour brought in millions of dollars to the two German magicians. That was until Roy Horn’s accident on October 3, 2003, when he was attacked by his tiger Montecore during a performance.

Just the evening before, the duo had celebrated Horn’s 59th birthday and 43 years of a successful partnership.

Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn had met in 1960 on a cruise ship. Horn, who came from Nordenham in Bremerhaven in northwest Germany, worked as a pageboy on the ship, while the Bavarian Fischbacher worked there as an entertainer.

Together, they traveled the world. After many stints in Bremen, Paris, Monte Carlo and Puerto Rico, they settled down in Las Vegas in the 1970s. […]

Fischbacher was suffering from an incurable form of cancer. In July 2019, shortly before his 80th birthday, he had to undergo surgery after a suspected heart attack. “It was a narrow escape. My arteries were 95% blocked,” he told Bild newspaper reported. Siegfried Fischbacher died from cancer on January 14. …

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Pets/Animals; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: fischbacher; homosexualagenda; siegfriedandroy
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1 posted on 01/14/2021 8:21:27 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

May he rest in peace.


2 posted on 01/14/2021 8:23:29 AM PST by LottieDah ( Biden/Harris are in and America is lost)
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To: Olog-hai

Sad news.


3 posted on 01/14/2021 8:25:20 AM PST by Tax-chick (O Radiant Dawn, splendor of eternal light, sun of justice, come and shine on us!)
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To: Olog-hai

What a fruit cup


4 posted on 01/14/2021 8:27:00 AM PST by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: Olog-hai

That was an act I eventually wanted to see but it ended too soon.


5 posted on 01/14/2021 8:27:27 AM PST by IDFbunny (Fat shaming works.)
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To: al baby

The two are in hell being sodomized by white tigers. Wait. That would be heaven to them.


6 posted on 01/14/2021 8:29:31 AM PST by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
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To: Olog-hai

Wow! Ray had the terrible accident and passed away in May 2020. Siegfried barely outlived him.


7 posted on 01/14/2021 8:29:40 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: Olog-hai

The literal end of an era.
He was spiritually bonded with Roy, the other half of their highly skilled, very successful entertainment team.
Roy nearly died after that tiger mauling in 2003.
Physically, he was never the same. It must have been hard seeing your best friend slowly deteriorate over the years.

Nowadays, PETA would put the kabash to most similar acts that use animals. To me, the best circuses are the ones with bigger than life, wild animals. Acrobats in twisty positions (Cirque du Soleil) can only do so much for some watching from the balcony.


8 posted on 01/14/2021 8:34:16 AM PST by lee martell ( )
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To: ClearCase_guy

Roy died of Corona.


9 posted on 01/14/2021 8:38:18 AM PST by gloryblaze
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To: Vaquero
The two are in hell being sodomized by white tigers. Wait. That would be heaven to them.

Good old judgmental "Christian" Freeper consigning others to hell. Not to turn this into a theological debate, but perhaps he repented before he died.
10 posted on 01/14/2021 8:41:30 AM PST by Carpe Cerevisi
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I could have sworn Roy had already died, and that Siegfried was the only one of the two alive. Once in a while I hear about the death of a celebrity where I could absolutely swear I had heard about them dying long before that. This one’s a little different, because I was certain that Roy had died a while back, yet apparently he is alive and Siegfried has just died.

Maybe it’s “glitches in the matrix.”

11 posted on 01/14/2021 8:42:10 AM PST by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.`)
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Roy died last May, reportedly from the CCP virus.


12 posted on 01/14/2021 8:46:50 AM PST by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: IDFbunny

Mom saw the Cirque du Soleil. Say’s it’s wonderful. She saw their traveling show in Austin.


13 posted on 01/14/2021 8:47:19 AM PST by redshawk ( I want my red balloon. ( https://youtu.be/zNLpfEDliV0)
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To: noiseman

Roy died last year.


14 posted on 01/14/2021 8:48:18 AM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: Carpe Cerevisi

+1


15 posted on 01/14/2021 8:49:00 AM PST by Hot Tabasco
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To: noiseman

Once in a while I hear about the death of a celebrity where I could absolutely swear I had heard about them dying long before that.

This is pretty common.


16 posted on 01/14/2021 8:53:32 AM PST by rdl6989 ( )
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To: Olog-hai
Roy died last May, reportedly from the CCP virus.

OK, so I’m not crazy. Thanks for that! But the story made it sound like he was still alive.

17 posted on 01/14/2021 8:55:49 AM PST by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.`)
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To: Olog-hai

Pancreatic cancer.


18 posted on 01/14/2021 8:58:02 AM PST by libh8er
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The two are in hell being sodomized by white tigers. Wait. That would be heaven to them.


What is the source of your vitriolic hate?
19 posted on 01/14/2021 9:01:02 AM PST by The_Media_never_lie (I do not regret my decision to cut all ties with Fox News. )
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To: Olog-hai

I met him and interviewed the duo in 2000. Very nice, accommodating and funny.

I brought my wife as my assistant and she has always said it was one of her favorite Vegas things we ever did.

RIP.

As a side note, from 1999 to about 2004 we were also volunteers with a couple of big cat rescues in NV, AZ and CA and the two of them had an open heart and and open checkbook to help the rescue community. They will be missed.


20 posted on 01/14/2021 9:01:14 AM PST by JimBianchi11 (The 2A is the cornerstone of our free society. Those that don't support it, oppose it.)
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