The Story of the Trapp Family Singers
by Maria von Trappliterary work· published 1949
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The Story of the Trapp Family Singers is a 1949 memoir written by Maria Augusta von Trapp, whose life was later fictionalized in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway musical The Sound of Music in 1959. Maria never intended to write anything of her life. However, a friend persistently pleaded with her not to allow her story to be forgotten by others. Though she denied she had any writing skill whatsoever, her friend was not to be put off and kept on asking her whenever they saw each other. Finally, one day, in desperation, Maria excused herself and went to her room for an hour to scribble a few pages about her life story, hoping to prove once and for all she was no writer.
Adaptations (2)
The Story of the Trapp Family Singers has been adapted into 2 films, from 1956 to 1965. The most recent is The Sound of Music (1965).
The Trapp Family1956 · film · 106 min · dir. Wolfgang Liebeneiner · IMDb ↗IMDb6.5A true story based on the popular novel by the Baroness Von Trapp of Austria. The film was made in 1956, some years before the other film based on the Trapp Family's life was released - a little movie named "The Sound of Music".
The Sound of Music1965 · film · 174 min · dir. Robert Wise · IMDb ↗In the years before World War II, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children and brings a new love of life and music into the home.
