She underwent a very strict education without any other children around. She spent five years in a grade school followed by three years in a high school and four years in a State Teacher's College.
Raised as a socialist and atheist, her attitude changed dramatically when she, intending to hear a Bach concert, entered her college church.
A well known priest, Father Kronseder, started to preach and Maria found herself overwhelmed by what he had to say. A meeting with this priest changed Maria's life and belief. Maria joined the Nonnberg Abbey in Salzburg to become a nun. Star Julie Andrews was probably most worried that portraying another wholesome nanny after Mary Poppin s would shackle her image and career. But the movie has persevered through re-releases and broadcast and home video and sing-alongs.
Here are 10 facts about the classic movie musical:. After her book The Story of the Trapp Family Singers was published in , there was interest from various quarters in buying the film rights. It was only when Richard Zanuck took over Fox production reins that the property was revived.
Eventually, Wyler decided to direct the disturbing psychological thriller The Collector instead, and Robert Wise, who had guided the film version of West Side Story to 10 Oscars, came onboard. Walter Matthau was actually tested for the role of Captain von Trapp, with other names like Yul Brynner and Bing Crosby also floated for the part. Luckily, footage of Andrews in Mary Poppins was available to the filmmakers and she became the top choice.
And Christopher Plummer was selected for the dash of danger he could bring to the Captain. Charmian Carr was 21 going on 22 when she portrayed the eldest von Trapp sibling. Rain ensured that the tight six-week Salzburg filming schedule became an week-shoot.
Austrian officials, indignant at the suggestion that they had been second World War collaborators, objected to the notion of flying swastikas in Salzburg.
They backed down when it was suggested the film would instead use archive footage of Hitler being welcomed to the city. Unaccustomed to Austrian cuisine, tiny Kym Karath subsisted on a diet of fried artichokes and bread throughout the shoot, ultimately making her too heavy for Christopher Plummer to carry her across the Alps, as planned.
Nicholas Hammond , who played Friedrich, grew more than 15cm during production, creating a nightmare for the continuity department. And then there was the business with the helicopter. They still balked at the idea of helicopter rentals, including the one that would sweep down on Andrews as she launched into the title song. Every time she twirled with her arms outstretched, the downdraft of the helicopter knocked her over. After five painful, rainy takes, she signalled to the helicopter that enough was enough.
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