Maria von Trapp died on Tuesday at her home in Vermont. The last surviving member of the family whose 1938 escape from Nazi-occupied Austria was the inspiration for The Sound of Music musical, film, and NBC live broadcast was 99 years old. Her half-brother, Johannes von Trapp (a child of Capt. Georg von Trapp and Maria Kutschera von Trapp) told the AP, “She was a lovely woman who was one of the few truly good people. There wasn't a mean or miserable bone in her body. I think everyone who knew her would agree with that." Later in life, Von Trapp served as a lay missionary in Papua, New Guinea. She was also known for playing accordion and teaching Austrian dance with her sister, Rosmarie, at the Stowe ski lodge her family opened after arriving in the United States.
- 2/23/2014
- by Delia Paunescu
- Vulture
Stowe, Vt. (AP) - Maria von Trapp, the last surviving member and second-eldest daughter of the musical family whose escape from Nazi-occupied Austria was the basis for "The Sound of Music," has died. She was 99.
Von Trapp died at her home in Vermont on Tuesday, according to her brother Johannes von Trapp.
"She was a lovely woman who was one of the few truly good people," he said. "There wasn't a mean or miserable bone in her body. I think everyone who knew her would agree with that."
Maria von Trapp was the last surviving member of the seven original Trapp Family Singers made famous in "The Sound of Music." She was portrayed as Louisa in the 1959 Broadway musical and a 1965 film, which won the Oscar for best picture.
She was the third child and second-oldest daughter of Austrian Naval Capt. Georg von Trapp and his first wife, Agathe Whitehead von Trapp.
Von Trapp died at her home in Vermont on Tuesday, according to her brother Johannes von Trapp.
"She was a lovely woman who was one of the few truly good people," he said. "There wasn't a mean or miserable bone in her body. I think everyone who knew her would agree with that."
Maria von Trapp was the last surviving member of the seven original Trapp Family Singers made famous in "The Sound of Music." She was portrayed as Louisa in the 1959 Broadway musical and a 1965 film, which won the Oscar for best picture.
She was the third child and second-oldest daughter of Austrian Naval Capt. Georg von Trapp and his first wife, Agathe Whitehead von Trapp.
- 2/23/2014
- by The Associated Press
- Moviefone
Her family inspired the acclaimed film "The Sound of Music," and the last surviving singing child Maria von Trapp died at the age of 99 on Tuesday (February 18).
Her half-brother shared the news with press, revealing Maria passed away in her Vermont home peacefully in her sleep. "Maria had a wonderful life and while we will miss her, the memories of her will live on," Johannes von Trapp told People.
As for Maria's history, she was the third-oldest child of Agathe Whitehead and Capt. Georg von Trapp. The couple had seven children: Rupert, Agathe, Maria, Werner, Hedwig, Johanna and Martina.
As seen in the film, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, Maria's family was very musically-talented. She wrote in her autobiography, "Sometimes our house must have sounded like a musical conservatory. You could hear us practice piano, violin, guitar, cello, clarinet, accordion, and later, recorders. We would gather in the evenings...
Her half-brother shared the news with press, revealing Maria passed away in her Vermont home peacefully in her sleep. "Maria had a wonderful life and while we will miss her, the memories of her will live on," Johannes von Trapp told People.
As for Maria's history, she was the third-oldest child of Agathe Whitehead and Capt. Georg von Trapp. The couple had seven children: Rupert, Agathe, Maria, Werner, Hedwig, Johanna and Martina.
As seen in the film, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, Maria's family was very musically-talented. She wrote in her autobiography, "Sometimes our house must have sounded like a musical conservatory. You could hear us practice piano, violin, guitar, cello, clarinet, accordion, and later, recorders. We would gather in the evenings...
- 2/23/2014
- GossipCenter
Maria von Trapp - whose family inspired The Sound of Music - has died, aged 99.
A spokesperson for her family has confirmed that von Trapp died while sleeping at her home in Vermont last Tuesday (February 18).
Her half-brother Johannes von Trapp said in a press statement: "She was a lovely woman who was one of the few truly good people.
"There wasn't a mean or miserable bone in her body. I think everyone who knew her would agree with that."
The Trapp Family Singers left Austria during World War II to seek asylum in the Us, where they found much success.
Maria was the third-oldest of seven children in the von Trapp family. Her step-mother Maria Kutschera von Trapp immortalised the family's history in her memoir The Story of the Trapp Family Singers.
It was that book that inspired a German movie that was subsequently adapted by Richard Rodgers and...
A spokesperson for her family has confirmed that von Trapp died while sleeping at her home in Vermont last Tuesday (February 18).
Her half-brother Johannes von Trapp said in a press statement: "She was a lovely woman who was one of the few truly good people.
"There wasn't a mean or miserable bone in her body. I think everyone who knew her would agree with that."
The Trapp Family Singers left Austria during World War II to seek asylum in the Us, where they found much success.
Maria was the third-oldest of seven children in the von Trapp family. Her step-mother Maria Kutschera von Trapp immortalised the family's history in her memoir The Story of the Trapp Family Singers.
It was that book that inspired a German movie that was subsequently adapted by Richard Rodgers and...
- 2/23/2014
- Digital Spy
Maria von Trapp - whose life inspired The Sound of Music - has died, aged 99.
A spokesperson for her family has confirmed that von Trapp died while sleeping at her home in Vermont last Tuesday (February 18).
Her half-brother Johannes von Trapp said in a press statement: "She was a lovely woman who was one of the few truly good people.
"There wasn't a mean or miserable bone in her body. I think everyone who knew her would agree with that."
The Trapp Family Singers left Austria during World War II to seek asylum in the Us, where they found much success.
It was Maria's musical family that inspired a German movie that was later adapted by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II into a much-loved Sound of Music stage musical in 1959.
Julie Andrews later starred in a classic film adaptation of The Sound of Music, directed by Robert Wise.
Carrie Underwood...
A spokesperson for her family has confirmed that von Trapp died while sleeping at her home in Vermont last Tuesday (February 18).
Her half-brother Johannes von Trapp said in a press statement: "She was a lovely woman who was one of the few truly good people.
"There wasn't a mean or miserable bone in her body. I think everyone who knew her would agree with that."
The Trapp Family Singers left Austria during World War II to seek asylum in the Us, where they found much success.
It was Maria's musical family that inspired a German movie that was later adapted by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II into a much-loved Sound of Music stage musical in 1959.
Julie Andrews later starred in a classic film adaptation of The Sound of Music, directed by Robert Wise.
Carrie Underwood...
- 2/23/2014
- Digital Spy
Maria Franziska von Trapp, whose family's story was told in The Sound of Music, has died. She was the last surviving member of the musical family of seven brothers and sisters and passed away in her sleep at home in Vermont at the age of 99 on Tuesday, People confirms. Von Trapp, who was the second-eldest daughter, and her family fled their home in Austria to escape from the Nazis in the 1930s and eventually ended up in the U.S., where their story inspired a Rodgers & Hammerstein musical and the popular 1965 movie starring Julie Andrews. "Maria had a wonderful life...
- 2/22/2014
- by K.C. Blumm
- PEOPLE.com
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