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Christopher Plummer is known for his starring role with Julie Andrews in the classic Sound of Music. But if you think he rested and sat on the couch eating bon-bons after his legendary portrayal of the patriarch of the Von Trapp family. But he has kept himself very, very busy.
What has the 81-year old man been up to? Continue reading »
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Sound Of Music Cast: Where Is Von Trapp Family Now?
Fans of The Sound Of Music got a great after-Christmas treat today! The Sound Of Music was on TV tonight, and if you love it as much as I do, you never get tired of watching it! Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer never disappoint!
There are millions of people who are fans of The Sound Of Music, which tells the story of the Von Trapp family in Salzburg, Austria. Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer played the roles of Maria and Captain Von Trapp, who fell in love and got married after she became a governess to the Von Trapp Children.
Loyal followers of the film can probably recite every last scene word-for-word, but many people don’t really know what happened to the Von Trapp family after they left Austria and went to Switzerland.
For starters, the movie was not exactly historically accurate. There were actually 10 Von Trapp children, not 7, and their names were all changed for the big screen. The Von Trapp family did not flee Austria because they were in danger. And they wound up traveling to Italy, not Switzerland. They left on a train with the intent of heading to America to sing.
Captain Georg Von Trapp and his family were, however, against the Nazi regime, and knew that they would be compromising their beliefs by staying in Austria. After heading to Italy, they did go to America where they began a six-month singing tour. They only had visas for the six-month duration, and actually got held up by immigration on Ellis Island after Maria declared that she “never wanted to leave (the US) again.”
The Sound Of Music has been my absolute favorite movie ever since I was a small child, and it is still on the top of my list today of movies that I could watch over and over again.
The hit musical from 1965 starred Julie Andrews as Maria Von Trapp, and told the story of her life in Austria as the governess, and eventual mother of the seven children of Captain Georg Von Trapp, played by Christopher Plummer. Her iconic scene singing “The Hills Are Alive” in the middle of the Alps is one of the most recognized in movie history, and the story has lived on and still fascinates people to this day.
The actors who played the seven children in the Von Trapp family all went on to have thriving careers, and will always be known for starring in one of the most memorable films of all time.
Here is an update on where they are today:
Charmain Carr – Liesl Von Trapp: After dancing around the gazebo and singing “16 going on 17″, Charmain Carr is still internationally recognized as Liesl, and still does radio and TV appearances related to the role. She wrote two books about her experiences making the film, and spent many years acting in commercials. She has two daughters who are full-grown now.
Nicholas Hammond – Friedrich Von Trapp: Nicholas went on to appear in several movies, including Spiderman and Mission Impossible. He graduated from Princeton University and now lives in Australia where he continues to work in film, theater, and television.
Heather Menzies – Louisa Von Trapp: Heather continued acting in movies after playing Louisa, and she also starred in the TV show, Logan’s Run. She was married for 28 years to late actor Robert Urich, and they had two children together. She now has two grandchildren, and now works for the Robert Urich Cancer Foundation.
At the time of his death from an accidental overdose, Heath Ledger was filming Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Gilliam went on to finish the film using three other actors to play Ledger’s role – versions of his character in the film are also played by Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell. See the trailer after the jump.
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