Hi, Devon,
I believe it came out in 1965 if I'm not mistaken.
Rosie
On 9/20/2016 2:58 PM, Devon Wilkins wrote:
Marty, what year did that musical come out? I think you probably know where I’m headed with this, lol. I’m trying to get this weekend’s show ready early, because I have a Guide Dog Users of Canada conference to go to, and I want to get things together as soon as I can. I’m outgoing president, so they’re about to put me out to pasture, lol. Thanks. Devon.
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*Subject:* [ourplace] Re: charmian carr, 73; portrayed liesl in the 'sound of music'
Aw'w'w Marty how sad. Thank you for sharing that with us. I love that musical.
Connie
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On Sep 19, 2016, at 11:33 AM, Rosemarie Chavarria <knitqueen2007@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:knitqueen2007@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hi, Marty,
Sound of Music is one of my favorite musicals. That's really sad
that the actress had a rare form of dimentia.
Rosie
On 9/19/2016 5:48 AM, Marty Rimpau wrote:
Charmian Carr, 73; portrayed Liesl in 'The Sound of Music' .
By Derrik J. Lang Associated Press . LOS ANGELES - Charmian
Carr, the actress best known for sweetly portraying the eldest
von Trapp daughter in Rodgers & Hammerstein's "The Sound of
Music," died Saturday. She was 73. Ms. Carr died of
complications from a rare form of dementia in Los Angeles, her
spokesman, Harlan Boll, said. At age 21, the actress portrayed
Liesl von Trapp in the 1965 film musical "The Sound of Music.
She famously performed the song "Sixteen Going on Seventeen.
After "The Sound of Music," Ms. Carr's only other major
Hollywood role was starring with Anthony Perkins in the 1966
Stephen Sondheim television musical "Evening Primrose. She
played a mysterious young woman who lived in a department
store. "It's always sad when a member of the family passes
away - and in the case of the 'family' of the movie 'The Sound
of Music,' it's especial ly sad when it is the first of the
group to go," said Ted Chapin, president of the Rodgers &
Hammerstein organization, in a statement. "Charmian Carr
played the oldest von Trapp child, and in some ways she
maintained that role in real life - guiding, cheering,
supporting and generally being there for the rest of her
'sisters' and 'brothers . ' "We're second family," Kym Karath,
who played Gretl von Trapp, said in an AP interview last year
to commemorate the film's 50th anniversary. "As adults, we
were deeply bonded, so our lives have really interwoven with
each other. Ms. Carr wrote a pair of books about her "Sound of
Music" experiences: "Forever Liesl" and "Letters to Liesl. She
fully embraced audiences' reverence for the musical,
frequently appearing at sing-a-long performances at the
Hollywood Bowl. "I tell people that they should consider
sing-a-long 'Sound Of Music' like going to a therapist," she
said before a 2005 appearance. "It's just a kind of therapy.
They can move around . They can dance and talk back to the
screen. They can skip their appointment with the shrink that
week. She appeared at a sing-a-long performance at the
Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, Mass., in 2001, before
which she was asked if she still wore Liesl's dress. "I'd like
to," she said. "But Fox auctioned it off on the Internet. The
von Trapps were a musical family whose escape from
Nazi-oc'cup'ied Austria was the basis for "The Sound of Music.
The children's names were changed for the musical. The oldest
von Trapp daughter, Agathe, died in 2010. Agathe was far more
reserved than the outgoing Liesl, according to a longtime
friend. Ms. Carr went on to become an interior designer in
Southern California. Her clients included Michael Jackson and
"Sound of Music" screenwriter Ernest Lehman. She was born in
Chicago in 1942. Her mother was a vaudeville actress, and her
father was a musician and orchestra leader. Her family moved
to the San Fernando Valley when she was a child. Ms. Car r
leaves four siblings, two children, and four grandchildren.
