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The Kessler twins — a German entertainment duo who became famous both in the US and throughout Europe beginning in the 1950s — have died at 89 after choosing to end their lives together.
The performers, Alice and Ellen Kessler, both turned to assisted suicide on Monday, according to the German publication Bild.
The singing and dancing sisters reportedly died together in their home in Grünwald, near Munich.
The Kessler twins once were known for making the rounds on American talk shows and performing with multi-hyphenate entertainment giants, including Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire and Sammy Davis Jr., among other stars.
According to Bild, the sisters 'no longer wanted to live' and 'had chosen to end their lives together.'
Death by medical aid had essentially been banned in the wake of a 2015 German law outlawing the 'commercial promotion of assisted suicide,' according to the BBC.
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The performers, Alice and Ellen Kessler, both turned to assisted suicide on Monday, according to the German publication Bild.
The singing and dancing sisters reportedly died together in their home in Grünwald, near Munich.
The Kessler twins once were known for making the rounds on American talk shows and performing with multi-hyphenate entertainment giants, including Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire and Sammy Davis Jr., among other stars.
According to Bild, the sisters 'no longer wanted to live' and 'had chosen to end their lives together.'
Death by medical aid had essentially been banned in the wake of a 2015 German law outlawing the 'commercial promotion of assisted suicide,' according to the BBC.
Continued below.
Twin sisters who performed with Frank Sinatra end their lives together
The Kessler twins - a German entertainment duo who became famous both in the US and throughout Europe beginning in the 1950s - have died at 89 after choosing to end their lives together.