Monday 19 September 2016

Actress Charmian Carr (who played the role of Liesl Von Trapp in The Sound Of Music) dies at 73


Charmian Carr, who played Liesl von Trapp in The Sound of Music, has died at the age of 73. The actor’s spokesman said she died on Saturday in Los Angeles, of complications from a rare form of dementia. Carr was best known for her role in the Rodgers and Hammerstein’s 1965 film, in which she performed the song Sixteen Going On Seventeen. She was a college student when she auditioned for the film, which also starred Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. She was 21 when she played the role of Liesl Von Trapp, the eldest daughter in the musical family. She wrote two books about her experiences, titled Forever Liesl and Letter to Liesl.




Ms Carr's spokesman Harlan Boll said she died of complications from a rare form of dementia in Los Angeles. After Carr left the movie business, she started a design company called Charmian Carr Design. She is survived by daughters Jennifer and Emily, four grandchildren Emma, Derek, William and Tucker, four siblings Sharon, Darlene, Michael and Brian
20th Century Fox paid tribute to the star, writing on Twitter: "The Sound of Music lost a beloved member of the family w/ the passing of Charmian Carr. She will be forever missed"

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