US EditionEntertainment duo the Kessler twins die by assisted suicide, aged 89
Alice and Ellen Kessler, iconic European entertainers, chose a joint assisted suicide after long deliberation, reflecting their wish to die together and be buried in one urn, German Humanist Association said.
- On Tuesday, Munich police confirmed the deaths of Alice and Ellen Kessler as a joint suicide in Grünwald, where the twins, aged 89, shared a house.
- They trained at the Leipzig Opera children's ballet and, at 16, fled to West Germany, dancing in a Düsseldorf revue, police said Tuesday.
- Later the twins toured worldwide and moved to Rome, and they turned down a 1964 offer to appear with Elvis Presley in Viva Las Vegas to avoid being defined by musical films, dpa reported.
- They credited longevity to `Discipline, every day,` and, shortly before their 90th birthday, Alice said they probably couldn't perform so long alone.
- Known as twin dancers and singers who launched careers after World War II, Alice and Ellen Kessler gained lasting recognition in the 1950s, with Alice saying being a twosome `only has advantages`.
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German entertainment duo the Kessler twins die together by assisted suicide
German duo Alice and Ellen Kessler, known as the Kessler Twins, died together by assisted suicide on Monday, at the age of 89. The two were known for their singing and dancing, which made them famous across Europe in the post-war era. The German Society for Humane Dying confirmed the news on Tuesday, saying the two had been considering assisted suicide for a while. “They had been members of the organization for over a year. A lawyer and a doct…
Kessler twins Ellen and Alice, singer-dancers who performed with Sinatra and Belafonte, dead at 89
The Kessler twins died together Monday at age 89 via assisted suicide. Ellen and Alice's long career as dancer-singer-actors included gigs with Sinatra, Belafonte and Astaire.
The Kessler Twins Die In Assisted Suicide In Germany: Alice & Ellen Kessler Were 89
Alice and Ellen Kessler, the German performers known as the Kessler Twins, died together Monday in an assisted suicide in Germany. They were 89. Born on August 20, 1936, in Nazi Germany, the identical twins rose to international stardom in the 1950s and 1960s as dynamic dancers, singers and actresses. Their career began in ballet […]
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