Last of singing McGuire Sisters dies in Vegas; Phyllis, 89

After a long battle with pancreatic cancer, magician Siegfried Fischbacher, one half of the iconic Las Vegas duo Siegfried & Roy has this week passed away, aged 81. This comes just eight months after his on, and rumoured off, stage partner Roy Horn passed away from COVID-19 complications.Confirming the news to German news agency DPA, Fischbacher’s sister said, “He was at home in Las Vegas.” Recalling the conversation they had in his final days she said: “I could pray with him and tell him that I

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Siegfried Fischbacher, a German-born illusionist and one half of the legendary duo Siegfried & Roy, died on Thursday, January 14th of pancreatic cancer. He was 81.Fischbacher’s death closely follows his partner and friend Roy Horn, who passed away last May due to complications caused by the coronavirus.Fischbacher is most famously known for his Las Vegas performance with partner Horn, who was savagely mauled by a white tiger at the Mirage hotel-casino in 2003.

Siegfried Fischbacher, the ace illusionist who made big animals appear and disappear as one-half of the breathtaking Las Vegas magic act Siegfried & Roy, has died. He was 81.

Jordan Moreau Siegfried Fischbacher, who worked with Roy Horn to create the famous animal training and magic duo of Siegfried & Roy, has died, according to the Associated Press and German outlets. He was 81.Fischbacher died after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

BERLIN -- German news agency dpa is reporting that illusionist Siegfried Fischbacher, the surviving member of duo Siegfried & Roy has died in Las Vegas at age 81.The news agency said Thursday that Fischbacher’s sister, a nun who lives in Munich, confirmed his death of cancer.“He was at home in Las Vegas,” Sister Dolore told dpa.

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Phyllis McGuire was the last living member of the McGuire Sisters, the pop singing group that had hits including “Sincerely” and “Sugartime.”McGuire began singing with her sisters, Christine (1926—2019) and Dorothy (1928—2012), when she was just a small child. They began singing at church and their audience grew over the years until they signed a record deal in 1952.

Phyllis McGuire,the youngest member of the singing pop trio the McGuire Sisters, has died. She was 89.

Phyllis McGuire, the last surviving member of the 1950s singing group The McGuire Sisters, has died at age 89. The singer, who led the trio, died in Las Vegas on Tuesday, the Palm Eastern Mortuary and Cemetery confirmed.

Las Vegas Sun reported.The singer received her first big break in 1952, when Phyllis and older sisters Christine and Dorothy McGuire were signed by Coral Records, Variety reported. That same year, they claimed first prize at the “Arthur Godfrey Talent Scouts” competition.The talented trio then took the music sphere by storm, touring the country and notching frequent appearances on “The Ed Sullivan Show” and other variety shows, the Wrap reported.