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Dec 1, 2023 · The real von Trapp children were, in age descending order: Rupert, Agathe, Maria, Werner, Hedwig, Johanna, and Martina.
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May 24, 2011 · So what were the names of the real von Trapp family children? Starting with the oldest (who was actually a boy and the counterpart of Friedrich, not Liesl!) All Seven von Trapps! From left to right: Martina (with a stuffed teddy bear), Johanna, Hedwig, Werner, Maria, Agather, and Rupert. Rupert (born in 1911) – Was portrayed as Friedrich.
- Charmian Carr portrayed the eldest von Trapp child, Liesl. Twenty-one at the time of filming, the “16 going on 17” actress and mother of two daughters died in 2016 at age 73 after battling a rare form of dementia.
- Nicholas Hammond, who portrayed Friedrich Von Trapp, is an actor, writer, and director. Perhaps best known as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the television series The Amazing Spider-Man, he now resides in Australia.
- Heather Menzies portrayed Louisa von Trapp. An actress and advocate for cancer patients and families, she was married to the late actor Robert Uhrich. The mother of three and founder of The Uhrich Foundation died of brain cancer in 2017.
- Duane Chase, who portrayed Kurt von Trapp, is a geologist and computer software analyst/designer for a geophysical and geological software design company.
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The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers.
Dec 25, 2023 · Finally, the children's names were changed for the film, and the eldest wasn't a 16-year-old girl named Liesl at all, but rather a young man in his 20s named Rupert.
- Robert Wise
- Julie Andrews
Dec 5, 2013 · There were 10, not 7 von Trapp children. 5. The names, ages, and sexes of the children were changed. 6. The family was already musically inclined before Maria arrived, but she did teach them...
Dec 10, 2022 · And though his seven children are portrayed in the movie — with different names and often different genders — he and Maria actually had three additional children of their own. But the film does accurately capture the family’s reaction to the rise of the Nazis.
