The Real von Trapp Family from the Sound of Music
I didn’t know that the Sound of Music is based on the real life story of the von Trapp family. Yes, there really is a Maria von Trapp (who doesn’t look like Julie Andrews).
Read the history of the von Trapp family and their travels from Austria to America.
June 20, 2009 @ 9:09 pm
Sam von trapp, the grandson or great grandson, graduated with me in 1994, and is currently running the family inn somewhere in Vermont or nh. Never met him but heard he was a good guy.
The Trapp Family in Real Life and on Twitter! — Pulpconnection
June 23, 2009 @ 5:41 am
[…] history of the von Trapp family continues to unfold. First I learn that the Sound of Music family really does exist. Then “S” mentions going to college with Sam von Trapp on the East Coast though never […]
June 23, 2009 @ 9:14 am
I just recently found that out too. They are having a reunion and some sort of contest relating to memories of the movie.
http://www.trappfamily.com/socialmedia/yovia?utm_campaign=Yovia_SocialMedia&utm_medium=social_media&utm_source=Yovia&utm_content=SOM&utm_term=Moment
This was the first movie I saw as a kid that wasn’t from Disney. My mum was rather strict.