Maria von Trapp

Active - 1956 - 1965  |   Birth - Jan 26, 1905  |   Death - Mar 28, 1987  |   Genres - Drama, Family, Music, Comedy, Romance | Subgenres - Musical, Biographical Film

Biography by Wikipedia

Baroness Maria Augusta von Trapp DHS was the stepmother and matriarch of the Trapp Family Singers. She wrote The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, which was published in 1949 and was the inspiration for the 1956 West German film The Trapp Family, which in turn inspired the Broadway musical The Sound of Music (1959) and its 1965 film version.

Movie Highlights

The Sound of Music
The Trapp Family
The Trapp Family in America
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