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  Art critic Dave Hickey, known for book 'Air Guitar', dies

  Dave Hickey, a prominent American critic whose essays covered topics ranging from Liberace to Norman Rockwell, has died

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  Siegfried Fischbacher, magician who with his partner Roy became a Las Vegas institution – obituary

  Siegfried Fischbacher, who has died of cancer aged 81, was the blond half of the Siegfried and Roy duo whose high-camp magic show, involving Liberace-style costumes and white lions and tigers, became an institution on the Las Vegas strip for 35 years before a tiger called Mantecore brought a premature end to their careers. Siegfried Fischbacher was born in Rosenheim, near Munich, Germany on June 13 1939, the son of a painter who served in the Wehrmacht and emerged from a Soviet prisoner of war c

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  Siegfried & Roy: Magician Siegfried Fischbacher dies aged 81

  Magician Siegfried Fischbacher, who entertained millions as one half of the Las Vegas act Siegfried & Roy, has died at the age of 81, his publicist has confirmed. The illusionist died at his home in the Nevada city on Wednesday, after suffering with pancreatic cancer, Dave Kirvin of Kirvin Doak Communications said. German news agency DPA reported Fischbacher's sister, a nun who lives in Munich, said she had talked to her brother on the phone before he died and that they had prayed together.

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  Siegfried Fischbacher of Siegfried and Roy dies from cancer aged 81

  His death comes less than a year after stage partner Roy Horn's death.

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  Siegfried Fischbacher, surviving member of the magician duo Siegfried & Roy, dies in Las Vegas aged 81

  Illusionist Siegfried Fischbacher, the surviving member of the duo Siegfried & Roy, has died in Las Vegas age 81, according to reports. Mr Fischbacher's sister, a nun who lives in Munich, confirmed his death from cancer, the German news agency dpa said on Thursday. Mr Fischbacher's long-time showbusiness partner, Roy Horn, died last year of complications from Covid-19 at a Las Vegas hospital.

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  Siegfried Fischbacher, Of Las Vegas Magician Duo Siegfried & Roy, Dies Aged 81

  The illusionist was best known for elaborate performances involving animals.

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  Siegfried Fischbacher death: Siegfried and Roy star dies aged 81

  Magician and entertainer’s death comes less than a year after death of partner Roy Horn

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  A new Tiger King-style documentary about a big cat attack is coming to Netflix

  It will focus on Siegfried and Roy's Las Vegas show

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  Tiger King creators working on new documentary on the 2003 tiger attack which ended Siegfried & Roy's show

  The creators of the Netflix series Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness have revealed plans for a new documentary about magicians and entertainers Siegfried & Roy.According to the Hollywood Reporter, the special will be about the 2003 mauling attack on Roy Horn which ended their long-running Las Vegas show.

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  Roy Horn, who formed half of the magic and animal duo Siegfried and Roy – obituary

  Roy Horn, who has died aged 75 after contracting Covid-19, was an entertainer who formed half of the magic and wild animal act, Siegfried and Roy. With his partner, Siegfried Fischbacher, he combined the glamour of Las Vegas with the thrill of the jungle. But before a packed audience at the Mirage Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas in 2003, a huge male white tiger named Mantacore (sometimes given as Montecore or Mantecore) leapt at Horn, who had tapped him on the nose with his microphone. Horn was knocke

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