Deep sadness in show business.
Siegfried Fischbacher, known from the magician duo "Siegfried and Roy", is dead. In 2020 his partner Roy died.
Siegfried Fischbacher
, part of the magician duo "Siegfried and Roy", died on January 13th.
The background was a serious
cancer
.
The tumor could be removed, but it had spread.
Siegfried's partner Roy had already died in 2020.
Now there is a
memorial service
for Siegfried - but his funeral causes confusion.
Update from January 22nd, 9:55 am: It was
nine days
since
Siegfried Fischbacher's
death
.
The world-famous magician died on January 13th at the age of 81 of
pancreatic cancer
.
In his honor,
a memorial service will be held
in the parish church of St. Nikolaus in his
home town of Rosenheim
on Friday.
The magician and his long-time companion Roy Horn, who died in May of last year, had a very
special relationship with this church
.
Because Siegfried Fischbacher was even baptized in St. Nikolaus.
Both are also immortalized in the church.
During the renovation of the church a few years ago, they donated one of the mosaic windows on which their names are also engraved.
The funeral on Friday, however under
exclusion of the public
take place.
As the
parish office in
Rosenheim announced, Siegfried's closest relatives wish to hold the service exclusively with family and close friends.
Camera teams are also not welcome in the church.
Funeral service for Siegfried Fischbachrer: Confusion about his funeral
There is some confusion about the funeral of the famous magician.
In a
conversation with RTL
, Siegfried's sister Margot, who
belongs to a Franciscan order in Munich
under the name of
Sister Dolore
, said that the body was currently in the house chapel of Siegfried and Roy's estate.
There he lies next to that of his late partner Roy.
“It was always intended that way,” she says.
But it doesn't seem so clear after all.
Because the
picture
says Dolore, she has "no information about what is happening to him now." For her, the whole thing is therefore quite puzzling.
“Is there a funeral?
Where will he rest?
Who is organizing this?
I dont know.
Nobody called me, ”she reports - and she also has problems with the
language barrier
:“ They don't speak German, I don't speak English. ”What is certain, however, is that the
funeral will
not take place in Siegfried's German home, Rosenheim.
Siegfried Fischbacher died: letter about film project emerged
Update from January 17th, 10:25 am
: As the newspaper
Bild
reports,
Siegfried Fischbacher
signed a last letter
on January 4th, shortly before his death
.
The content: In 2016, a TV series was supposed to be released, which was then converted into a feature film.
The well-known screenwriter and producer
Michael Bully Herbig is
involved
in the project, which is also to appear as a miniseries
.
In his letter, Siegfried finally gave
the okay for the film
.
He writes to the
film producer Nico Hofmann
, who has been working on a film adaptation of the lives of the two magicians for a long time: "I hereby confirm the Bully Herbig script version of December 22, 2020." "
The basic story and scenes from the last one I hereby accept the version.
Thank you for accompanying Roy and me on this journey. ”He ends with the words:“ The project will
be very special for fans everywhere
”.
(jh)
"Siegfried and Roy": How will the tigers continue?
Update from January 14, 10:10 p.m.:
After the death of
Roy Horn
, his magician partner
Siegfried Fischbacher also
died
just eight months later
.
"Siegfried & Roy"
are dead, but their tigers live on.
In their magic shows, white tigers, lions and other exotic animals were often the main characters.
They also played an important role in their lives away from the stage.
As the
picture
reports, over
30 tigers
currently live
in the “Secret Garden”, a
public zoo
right next to the “Mirage” hotel in Las Vegas.
And it should stay that way even after the death of the two magicians.
Siegfried and Roy have ordered that their beloved animals should continue to be looked after.
Your assets (an estimated 185 million euros) have been transferred to a foundation.
The zoo in front of the “Mirage” hotel will continue to exist as a tourist attraction.
“
Our legacy
is to
save the white tigers from extinction
.
Even if we are no longer there, their continued existence should be ensured, ”said Siegfried two years ago.
“Siegfried and Roy”: Magician Siegfried is dead - only eight months after Roy
First report
: Munich / Las Vegas - It was a shock news in 2020 for all fans of the magic arts: Roy Horn, known from the magical duo "Siegfried and Roy", passed away.
Now the second of the magician duo, Siegfried Fischbacher, has also died.
This is reported by rosenheim24.de *.
The background is a cancer.
“Siegfried and Roy”: Magician Siegfried dies after suffering from cancer - asleep peacefully
As recently became known, the former Tiger Whisperer Siegfried probably suffered from pancreatic cancer.
There was no prospect of a cure, it was said.
Now the magician has died in Las Vegas after suffering from severe cancer.
According to
information from the
tz
, Siegfried fell
asleep peacefully
on
Wednesday
and died at 11.30 p.m.
Sister Dolore
, not only a biological sister but also a religious sister in St. Boniface, spoke to him half an hour before he died.
“He felt it was coming to an end,” she said, “and had me call again.
Among other things, we prayed an Our Father together, but he could hardly speak any more.
It comforts me that I know he is now in a new life. "
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“Siegfried and Roy”: The world's most famous magician duo became known in the 1960s
Siegfried and Roy
had risen to become the world's most famous magician duo in the 1960s.
From 1990 they were part of the program of the famous Mirage Hotel in
Las Vegas
, where they always played sold-out shows with their white tigers.
The magic duo retired from show business after a dramatic accident in October 2003 in which
Roy Horn was
grabbed in the neck and seriously injured during a performance by a white tiger.
Roy never really recovered from the consequences, as
reported by
ovb-online.de
.
* rosenheim24.de and ovb-online.de are part of the nationwide Ippen editorial network (mbr)
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