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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Maria_von_TrappMaria von Trapp - Wikipedia

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   Maria von Trapp was the stepmother and matriarch of the Trapp Family Singers, who inspired the musical and film The Sound of Music. She was born in Austria in 1905, became a nun, taught at a monastery, and married a widowed naval officer in 1927.

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3. www.biography.com › movies-tv › real-von-trappThe Real von Trapp Family That Inspired ‘The Sound of Music’

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   Dec 1, 2023 · Maria von Trapp; The number and names of the von Trapp children were changed in the movie. In 1926, Maria was sent from the convent to tutor only one of Captain von Trapp’s seven children...

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4. www.smithsonianmag.com › smart-news › real-lifeThe Real-Life Story of Maria von Trapp | Smithsonian

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   Nov 16, 2017 · Learn how Maria von Trapp, a former nun and governess, married a baron and became a famous singer with her family. Discover the truth and the fiction of the musical and film based on her life.

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6. www.archives.gov › publications › prologueMovie vs. Reality: The Real Story of the Von Trapp Family

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   Jul 22, 2024 · Learn how the movie The Sound of Music changed the facts of Maria von Trapp's life and the von Trapp family history. Explore the records of the National Archives that document their immigration to America and their musical career.

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7. www.biography.com › musicians › maria-von-trappMaria von Trapp: Biography, Sound of Music, Book & Children

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   Jul 16, 2020 · Maria von Trapp was best known for performing with the Trapp Family Singers in the 1930s and '40s. Her memoir was the basis for the ‘The Sound of Music’ musical and film.

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8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Maria_Franziska_von_TrappMaria Franziska von Trapp - Wikipedia

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   Maria Franziska von Trapp was the second-oldest daughter of Georg von Trapp and a member of the Trapp Family Singers, who inspired The Sound of Music. She was a singer, a missionary, and the last surviving sibling portrayed in the film.

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   Who was Maria von Trapp?

   • Born Maria Augusta Kutschera on January 26, 1905 in Vienna, Maria von Trapp wrote the 1949 book The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. This book later became the basis for the Broadway musical and feature film The Sound of Musi c. But there is much more to von Trapp's life than these productions showed. Her childhood was marked by hardship.

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   Was Maria von Trapp a good book?

   • Maria von Trapp's book, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, published in 1949, was a best-seller. It was made into two successful German / Austrian films: The book was then adapted into The Sound of Music, a 1959 Broadway musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein, starring Mary Martin and Theodore Bikel.

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   How did Maria von Trapp die?

   • Maria von Trapp died of heart failure on 28 March 1987, aged 82, in Morrisville, Vermont, three days following surgery. [ 32] She is interred in the family cemetery at the lodge, along with her husband and five of her step-children. The family cemetery in 2022. Maria's grave is on the left The family has won the following awards: [ 22]

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   Is Maria von Trapp a real person?

   • The real-life Maria von Trapp “wasn’t always as sweet as the fictional Maria. She tended to erupt in angry outbursts consisting of yelling, throwing things and slamming doors. Her feelings would immediately be relieved and good humor restored, while other family members, particularly her husband, found it less easy to recover.”

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10. www.bbc.com › news › world-us-canada-26311694Maria von Trapp, last member of Sound of Music family, dies - BBC

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    Feb 23, 2014 · Maria von Trapp was the second-oldest daughter of Capt von Trapp - with his first wife - and was portrayed as Louisa in the musical.