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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. Set in Austria on the eve of the Anschluss in 1938, the musical tells the story of Maria, who takes a job as governess to a large family while she decides whether to become a nun. She falls in love with the children, and eventually their widowed father, Captain von Trapp. He is ordered to accept a commission in the German Navy, but he opposes the Nazis. He and Maria decide on a plan to flee Austria with the children. Many songs from the musical have become standards, including "Do-Re-Mi", "My Favorite Things", "Edelweiss", "Climb Ev'ry Mountain", and the title song "The Sound of Music".
Jane Powell was an American actress, singer, and dancer who appeared in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musicals in the 1940s and 50s. With her soprano voice and girl-next-door image, Powell appeared in films, television and on the stage, performing in the musicals A Date with Judy (1948), Royal Wedding (1951), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), and Hit the Deck (1955).
"Edelweiss" is a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music. It is named after the edelweiss, a white flower found high in the Alps. The song was created for the 1959 Broadway production of The Sound of Music, as a song for the character Captain Georg von Trapp. In the musical, Captain von Trapp and his family sing this song during the concert near the end of Act II. It is a statement of Austrian patriotism in the face of the pressure put upon him to join the navy of Nazi Germany following the Anschluss. It is also Captain von Trapp's subliminal goodbye to his beloved homeland, using the flower as a symbol of his loyalty to Austria. In the 1965 film adaptation, the song is also sung by the Captain earlier in the film when he rediscovers music with his children.
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Charmian Carr was an American actress best known for her role as Liesl, the eldest von Trapp daughter in the 1965 film version of The Sound of Music.
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Heather Menzies Urich was a Canadian actress. She was known for her roles as Louisa von Trapp in the 1965 film The Sound of Music and Jessica 6 in the TV series Logan's Run.
"Sixteen Going on Seventeen" is a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music.
The Sound of Music is a 1965 American musical drama film produced and directed by Robert Wise from a screenplay written by Ernest Lehman, and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, with Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Charmian Carr, and Eleanor Parker. The film is an adaptation of the 1959 stage musical composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Lindsay and Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria von Trapp and is set in Salzburg, Austria. It is a fictional retelling of her experiences as governess to seven children, her eventual marriage with their father Captain Georg von Trapp, and their escape during the Anschluss in 1938.
Kym Karath is an American former actress, best known for her role as Gretl, the youngest of the Von Trapp children in The Sound of Music.
The Story of the Trapp Family Singers is a 1949 memoir written by Maria Augusta von Trapp, whose life was later fictionalized in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway musical The Sound of Music in 1959.
The Trapp Family is a 1956 West German comedy drama film about the real-life Austrian musical family of that name directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Ruth Leuwerik, Hans Holt, and Maria Holst. Based on Maria von Trapp's 1949 memoir, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, the film is about a novice nun sent to care for the unruly children of a wealthy baron, who falls in love with and marries the young woman. Through her caring influence, the family becomes a famous singing group. When the baron is pressured to join Hitler's navy, the family escapes to the United States, where they establish themselves as singers.
Darleen Carr is an American actress, singer, and voice-over artist. She is also known as Darlene Carr or Darleen Drake. She has two sisters, both actresses.
Rachel Claire Marley is an Australian singer and actress. Her first major role was as Marta von Trapp in the 1999 Australian revival of The Sound of Music. She won the leading role of Annie, in the local production of Annie, which premiered in December 2000. In June 2002, Marley won the Young Entertainer of the Year category at the 13th Annual Ricky May Heart Awards for her performances in both The Sound of Music and Annie. In February 2012 she starred as Martha in Spring Awakening in Singapore with the PangDemonium! production company.
Free and Easy is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film starring Buster Keaton. It was Keaton's first leading role in a talking motion picture.
The Sound of Music Live! is an American television special that was originally broadcast by NBC on December 5, 2013. Directed by Rob Ashford and Beth McCarthy-Miller, produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, and written by Austin Winsberg, the special was an adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1959 Broadway musical The Sound of Music. The television special starred country singer and American Idol winner Carrie Underwood as Maria von Trapp, and was performed and televised live from Grumman Studios in Bethpage, New York.
Ariane Rinehart is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her performance in The Sound of Music Live! as the eldest von Trapp daughter, Liesl, which was described by critics as the standout performance in the production.
The Sound of Music Live is a television special that was originally broadcast by ITV on 20 December 2015. The special was an adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1959 Broadway musical The Sound of Music, starring Kara Tointon as Maria von Trapp, performed and televised live from 3 Mills Studios in London.
The Sound of Music is a 70-minute studio album of Richard Rodgers's and Oscar Hammerstein's 1959 musical, starring Frederica von Stade, Håkan Hagegård and Eileen Farrell, performed with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra under the direction of Erich Kunzel. It was released in 1988.
Gilchrist Stuart was a British actor. He was probably best known for playing Franz, the butler of Captain Von Trapp in Academy Award winning film The Sound of Music. He was sometimes credited as Gil Stuart.
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Actor Michael Keaton is 72. Drummer Jamie Oldaker of The Tractors is 72. Actor Debbie Turner ('The Sound of Music') is 67.
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The little girl Marta of that long-run, high-profit movie has become a lively, friendly teenager, unimpressed by the fact that she was once in a movie, not interested in having a career in show business but going about the business of having fun as a high school junior. [...] A has-been at 16? A girl as spirited as Debbie couldn't be called a has-been. She's a high school girl who hasn't decided on a future yet but who does plan to go on to college.
- ↑ Burk, Bill E. (August 23, 1979). "Good Evening: Ma Bell's Samaritan Lends Helping Hand". The Memphis Press-Scimitar. p. 5. Retrieved August 2, 2024. "It's a small part, but one of the girls hanging on Mac Davis’ arm in the party scene of North Dallas Forty is Michele Downen, wife of former Memphian Jerry Downen III, a White Station High School and Memphis State University graduate. Michele is the girl on the left of the screen (Davis' right arm). The other girl is her sister, actress Debbie Turner."
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When the credits roll for "The Sound of Music" Christmas night on KARE-TV (Channel 11), Debbie Turner's name will be there, but that doesn't mean she'll be watching. [...] 'The kids will be watching (the movie) and I'll be cheering on the Vikings (KSTP-TV Channel 5)," says Turner, now of Chanhassen. [...] Turner and husband Rick Larson moved to the metro area five years ago.
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Debbie was seven when she played Marta but her screen career started as a six-month-old baby in TV commercials. She says the seven child actors had a great rapport. 'There was such a chemistry between us,' she remembers. 'Granted the scenery was stunning, but there was a magic about us and it's still there today.' Debbie became a championship skier before marrying and having four daughters.
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Below, from left, that's 'The Sound of Music's' Gretl (Kym Karath), Rolf (Dan Truhitte), Liesl (Charmian Carr, no longer 16 going on 17, apparently)—and Marta (Debbie Turner-Larsen)—at A&E's L.A. premiere of 'Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies,' to air April 17
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Winfrey announced Monday that she would be reuniting the cast of the legendary movie The Sound of Music for the first time in 45 years, on her October 29 show. Joining Winfrey in the studio will be Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer as well as the actors who played the von Trapp kids in the film: Charmian Carr (Liesl), Nicholas Hammond (Friedrich), Heather Menzies-Urich (Louisa), Duane Chase (Kurt), Angela Cartwright (Brigitta), Debbie Turner (Marta), and Kym Karath (Gretl).
- ↑ "Metro on the go: Marion County; To Judge Rose Parade". Indianapolis Star. December 29, 2010. p. B2. ProQuest 822206125.
Kirk Hendrix, president and CEO of Indianapolis' 500 Festival, will be one of three celebrity judges of the 122nd Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year's Day in Pasadena, Calif. Hendrix will join famed floral designers Nancy Clarke and Debbie Turner.
