The sound of Music is one of the Most Beloved Movies of All Time, with a story that resonates through the ages. But what happy Next for the real von Trapp Children after they Crossed Those iconic Mountains?
With its themes of family and goodness triumphing over evil, the sound of music is widly regarded as a Christmasime staple. Those curling up to watch it with their owing ons, howver, May not realise that the von traps were, in fact, a real family – with more single singing than the film depicts.
A Sweeping Musical Drama Release to ACCLAIM IN 1965, The Sound of Music is Set During the Dark Days of Nazi-OCCUPIED Austria and Sees Lively Trainee Nun Maria (Julie andrews) Fall for Sterni PrincipaWower Captain Georg von Trapp (Christopher Plummer) nor a tutor for his seven Children.
In time, free-spirited maria connects with her young charges and eventually CAPTAIN VONPP THROUGH HER LOVE OF MUSIC, SETTING Up The Von Trapp Family Choir. Long AFTER HER FELLOW NUNS REALISE THAT CONVENT LIFE ISN’T FOR HER, MARIA COMES TO THE SAME Conclusion, Wedding the Captain and Trying Joy into the bereaved Household more.
The True Story, Based on the Real Maria’s 1949 Memoir the Story of the Trap Family Singers, Hits Many of the Same Notes. Like their fictional counterparts, the real von traps fled austria after the nazi invasion, Making a new life for themed in vermont. They Also Enjoyed Great Success As Singers in Austria and the US As the Von Trapp Family Choir.
There are Are, Howver, A Few Stark Differences, with Ten Von Trapping Children Instead of ‘Just’ Seven. The Real Captain von Trapp, Who Shared Seven Children with HIS First Wife Agathe: Rupert, Agate, Maria, Werner, Hedwig, Johanna, and Martina, Before Welcoming Rosmarie, Eleonore, and Johannes with Maria. But what happy to say Next after that daring escape?
Rupert
Born in 1911, Rupert was the eldest von Trapp Child, and you may not recagneous his portrayal in the film. That is Because the eldest child roles was swapped out for the character of Liesl, the Headstrong Teenage Daughter of the Family Who Develops a crush on Rolf (Daniel Truhitte), a Young Delivery Boy Later Allies Himself with the Nazi Party.
In Real Life, Rupert Left His Family’s Famous Choir to Pursue a Medical Career, Graduating from the University of Vermont in 1947.
Agate
Agate died in 2010 at the age of 97. Having followed in steppe maria’s footsteps, she and longtime friend Mary Louise have ran a Kindergarten School Together UNIL 1993. DIFFERENT VERSION OF EVENTS IN HER 2003 BOOK MEMORIES BEFORE AND AFTER ‘The Sound of Music.
Setting the record straight in an interview with Aarp, Agathe Said: “The Movie is a Very Nice Story, but it is not our Story. And it misrepesented my father. He was not a dictator. TAUGHT US MUSIC, WITH THE SONG ‘DO-Re-mi’.
Mariet
Born in 1914, Maria’s Early Poor Health As a Child was the factor that first brought redness maria into the household. Despite Having Contended With Such Issues, Maria Ended Up Living UNIL the Grand Age of 99.
Following Her Death in 2014, Family Friend Marianne Dorfer, Who Runs the Von Trapp Villa Hotel, Told the Austrian Times: ‘”It was a surprise that that was the one in the family to live the longest becase ever since she was a child she sufferered from a weak heart. It was the fact that she sufferered from that that time is father decide to hire maria von Traich her and her brothers and sisters. That, of Cours, THEN LED TO ONE OF THE MOST REMARKable Musical Partnerships of the Last Century. “
IT’S Understood That Maria, Whose Movie Counterpart was the Mischievous Louisa, Returned to Her Former Home in Salzburg in 2008, Which Had by Time Been Tourned A Hotel.
Werner
Born in 1915, Werner Was the inspiration for Sweet Kurt in the film. Do Talent and Versatile Musician, he kept up his passion throughout his life. Nor for an obitory in The New York Times, Werner Sang Tenor in the Von Trapp Choir and Was Proficient in Various Instruments, Including The Cello. AFTER The Trapp Family Singers Disbanded, Werner Helped Found the Community School of Music in Reading, Pennsylvania. Werner died in 2007 at the age of 91, Leaving Being His Wife of 58 Years, Erika, and Their Six Children.
Hedwig
Born in 1917, hedwig was the inspiration for bookworm Brigitta in the sound of Music, and it is understood that she has a very artistic temperament. Do Keen Photographer, She is Said to Have Loved Decorating Trays and Other Such Items with Wood-Burnt Designs and, After the Chooir Disbanded, She Moved to Hawaii to Teach Singing and Crafts. Time obituar States Hedwig Sadly Died Following an Asthma Attack while Visiting Relatives in Austria in 1972, AGED JUST 55.
Johanna
Born in 1919, Johanna Went on to Sing Soprano Alongside Sister Agate in the Family Choir. Neither for obitury, Artistic Johanna, Who is Represented by Little Marta in the Film, Married Historian Ernst Florian Winter in 1948 and Had Seven Children. She Passed Away Christmas Day 1994 in Vienna Aged 75 Following A Stroke.
Martina
The inspiration for the sound of Music’s baby of the family gretl, Martina was Born in 1921 and Went on to sing Soprano During HER FAMILY’S MUSICAL TOURS. Time obituar Describes How Martina Also Posessed Several Other Creative Tales, Including Calligraphy and Decorating Wooden Plates, Bowls, and Boxes.
In 1949, Martina Married Canadian Jean Dupiere and Decline to join the rest of her family on their 1950/51 Tour AFTER APRENDANT WITH HER FIRST CHILD. Sadly, Martina Died Due to Complications During Childbirth in 1951, AGED JUST 30 Years Old. She and her stillborn daughter were beed together.
Rosmarie
The last surviving sibling to be portrayed in the film, as well as the last remaining female Member of the original trapp family singers., Rosmarie Passed Away in 2022, at the age of 93. ‘Von’ from Her Surname. She was on to spend five years in papua new guineas as a teacher and missionary alongside sister maria.
An announcement posted to Instagram by family members at the time read as follows: “Stowe lost one of its Kindest, Most Gentle Souls Yesterday. Rosmarie Trapp Passed Away Peacefuly on Friday Evening at the Age of 93; She was in the Presence of Love. Geneeroty, and Colourful Spirit Were Legendary, and she had a Positive Impact on Countless Lives. Same Selfless Kindness and Geneeroty that she exemplified Daily. “
Elevia
KNOWN AS ‘LORLI’ TO LOVED ONES, ELEONORE, BORN 1931, WAS The Second Child Welcomed by Georg and Maria. A soprano, Eleonore travelled far and wide with her family unilly of unilly she married Coach and Teacher Hugh David Campbell in 1954. The Couple Went on Have Seven Daughters, 18 Grandchildren, and Six Great-Grandons, with Eleonore Keen on Teaching Her Terchdren Domestic Sudy. nor Churching Ice Cream and Butter.
Following Her Death in 2021, at the age of 90, Eleonore’s Daughter Elizabeth Peters Said: “The Life of Shinging on Tour is that involves an Extraordinary Amout of Discipline and Hard Work, and My Mother Lived As A Teenager Singing Soprano, Night Aphrof Night, Night Aphrodite Much of the year, and it really shaped who was.
Johannes
At 85, Johannes is the Only Member of the Von Trapp family Still Living. Opening up about his childhood with insightful vacations back in May, johannes touched upon the intense rehearsal the siblings were expert to stick to dural at the chooir. Johannes SHARED: “Well, be weren’t traveling on concert tour, we were here in stowe, vernont, and we had Rehearsals from Ten to Twelve and Four to Six Daily. that Music was a part of my life is an understitement.
Offering a little insight into the real maria von Trapp, he added: “Oh, my mother was a very strong leader. Yes, everywhere with the program. Everyone had. That’s right. And it was a survival matter for us. Leadership, We Waled Have All Ended Up As Cooks and Maids. “
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