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The real-life Trapp family were a respected Austrian singing group throughout their career. However, their style was a world away from the Rodgers and Hammerstein-created, crowd-pleasing popular numbers as later included in the musical and film versions of their lives.
The book describes the life of the von Trapp family, from their beginnings in Salzburg, Austria, to their adventures in America where they escaped from German-occupied Europe. The story reflects on family tragedies, victories, and the kindness of strangers who soon became friends to the young family.
Maria von Trapp sang "Edelweiss" with Andrews on The Julie Andrews Hour in 1973. In 1991, a 40 episode anime series, titled Trapp Family Story aired in Japan, her character referred to by her maiden name (Maria Kutschera), voiced by Masako Katsuki. She was portrayed in the 2015 film The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music by Yvonne Catterfeld.
Rosmarie Trapp, whose Austrian family the von Trapps was made famous in the musical and beloved movie “The Sound of Music,” has died. Rosmarie was the first daughter of Austrian naval Capt ...
The gravesites of Maria von Trapp and family at the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe as seen Aug. 5, 2024. ... his 1947 Pulitzer Prize-winning book “All the King’s Men” was a thinly veiled ...
The von Trapp family appreciated artistry of the musical but not the 'discrepancies' with real-life events, especially surrounding Baron von Trapp.
Georg Ludwig Ritter von Trapp [a] [3] [4] (4 April 1880 – 30 May 1947) was an officer in the Austro-Hungarian Navy who became the patriarch of the Trapp Family Singers. Trapp was the most successful Austro-Hungarian submarine commander of World War I , [ b ] sinking 11 Allied merchant ships totaling 47,653 GRT and two Allied warships ...
Agathe Johanna Erwina Gobertina von Trapp (12 March 1913 – 28 December 2010) was the eldest daughter of Georg von Trapp with his first wife, Agathe Whitehead von Trapp. She was also a member of the Trapp Family Singers , whose lives were the inspiration for the 1959 musical play and 1965 film The Sound of Music .