The surviving member of duo Siegfried & Roy has died of cancer in Las Vegas after his magic partner died last year

German news agency dpa is reporting that illusionist Siegfried Fischbacher, the surviving member of the duo Siegfried & Roy, has died in Las Vegas at age 81. The New York Times is also reporting Fischbacher’s death.

According to the Times, Fischbacher’s publicist said the cause of death was pancreatic cancer. Dpa 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. She said she talked to her brother on the phone before he died and they prayed together.

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