The Sound Of Music

                         Our family watched this movie last night. And I've never tired of watching this movie. I adore the Sound of Music and I’ve always wanted to be a part of it. This blog was created to give information to all of you who fell in love to the most popular musical movie of all time!

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                         When I was in high school I was thrilled that our teachers chose this movie for the Christmas Program. I was selected to play the oldest girl, Liesl. I wanted to be just like her when I was fourteen. My wish came true when I was selected to portray her role. I was able to sing “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” with a boy who were also singing the verses about being seventeen going on eighteen. I loved that scene. I also played Maria's role in college through dancing during our Music Recital. But I love Liesl forever!

                          I just learned from my nephew that Liesl (Charmian Carr) "Sixteen Going On Seventeen" was shot in the gazebo, one of the last to be done. She slipped while leaping across a bench, and fell through a pane of glass. Her ankle was hurt and the scene was later shot with her leg wrapped. Oh, well, I am deeply impressed with her stoic bravery. If it was me, I would be crying like a baby, Haha! Just kidding. I'll probably be O.K. as soon as handsome Captain von Trapp(Christopher Plummer) gets there to rescue me. :) Here's a picture of Charmian Carr. Before and Now.

Charmian Carr wasn't exactly 16 going on 17 years old when she played Liesl. She was actually 21.


Here she is now.

Age: 67                                                                        

Birth Name : Charmian Farnon

Nickname Charmy

Height 5' 3" (1.60 m)

                                                          Sixteen Goin on Seventeen Video

And Maria (Julie Andrews)

The Sound of Music is a 1965 American musical film directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer.

• Julie Andrews as Maria von Trapp, a free-spirited young Austrian woman, studying to become a nun. Due to her often singing and seeming somewhat out of place in the abbey, Mother Abbess sends her to the nearby city of Salzburg to be governess to the seven children of Captain von Trapp. Although initially hostile toward her, the children come to love Maria through her introducing the joys of music and singing, and she develops a special relationship with Liesl, the eldest. Throughout the film, the Captain grows closer to both his children and Maria through the reintroduction of music, and Maria falls in love with him. Fearful of how returning the Captain's affections might seem in God's eyes (as she is the children's governess), Maria returns to the abbey, but is convinced to return and see what her love might bring. Eventually, the Captain admits his feelings for her, and they marry. However, the Third Reich is taking power via the Anschluss, prompting Maria and her new family to leave Austria. Julie Andrews was nominated for Best Actress at the Academy Awards for her performance. Resources click here.

Age: 75

Born Julia Elizabeth Wells in England in 1935, she was discovered as a child to have a freakish but undeniably lovely four-octave singing voice.













                                       Von Trapp Kids All Grown Up! -The Sound of Music-

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