Christopher Plummer repeatedly turned down the role of Captain von Trapp because of the initial way the character was written. Since Christopher kept turning down the role, the creative team ...

Do you love "The Sound of Music," the award-winning movie musical released in 1965? Well, you might love it even more when you learn the true story behind the Julie Andrews classic. Maria and the ...

It was Kristina von Trapp Frame. She’s Maria von Trapp’s granddaughter and the Lodge’s director. If the name Maria von Trapp doesn’t ring any abbey bells, you’re probably reading the ...

From the hills of the opening scene to the mountain over which they escape, here’s how to follow in the footsteps of the von ...

But what many don’t know is that the film is based on the real-life matriarch Maria von Trapp and her family. How accurate is The Sound of Music in comparison to the real von Trapp family ...

While the film is not of modern standards, its place in cultural history is undeniable and its lessons remain as relevant as ever.

1.First, Julie Andrews was always at the top of the list for the role of Maria von Trapp. According to The Sound of Music: The Making of America's Favorite Musical, writer Ernest Lehman said ...

Maria von Trapp rolled her eyes again, and everyone laughed. Anyone who knows anything knows that “da MO-vie” that is “The Sound of Music” isn’t the true story of the nun who marries a ...

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Rosmarie Trapp, the daughter of Georg von Trapp and Maria Augusta Kutschera — whose family inspired the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music — has died. She was 93.