3.Christopher Plummer repeatedly turned down the role of Captain von Trapp because of the initial way the character was written. Since Christopher kept turning down the role, the creative team ...

1.First, Julie Andrews was always at the top of the list for the role of Maria von Trapp. According to The Sound of Music: The Making of America's Favorite Musical, writer Ernest Lehman said, "As far ...

Life imitated art on the set of The Sound of Music, the beloved musical that debuted in movie theaters on March 2, 1965. “She was kind of a nanny for us,” recalls Duane Chase, who played mischievous ...

PEOPLE spoke to the surviving child stars from The Sound of Music — including Debbie Turner, Angela Cartwright, Nicholas Hammond, Duane Chase and Kym Karath The beloved film turned 60 earlier this ...

Tourism in the Austrian city of Salzburg generates about a billion euros annually. Many of those tourists visit locations where some scenes of The... 'The Sound of Music' was filmed in Salzburg 60 ...

From the hills of the opening scene to the mountain over which they escape, here’s how to follow in the footsteps of the von Trapp family in real life. The classic movie The Sound of Music celebrates ...

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A look at what the cast of the 1965 movie is up to now. Dec. 10, 2013 — -- intro: Eleanor Parker, a three-time Oscar nominee, died Monday at the age of 91. She was best known for playing the ...