Eleonore von trapp biography of william hill

The Sound of Music has captured the imaginations of generations of movie watchers, with the powerful soundtrack striking a chord with anyone with a passion for music. Few may realise however that the von Trapps were indeed a real family, with 10 children instead of seven.

The 1965 musical drama follows free-spirited trainee nun Maria (Julie Andrews), who is assigned as a tutor at the home of the widowed disciplinarian Captain Georg von Trapp (Christopher Plummer). Maria throws herself into bringing music and laughter back to the grieving household and ultimately ends up falling in love with and marrying Georg, leaving the convent behind.

Set against the backdrop of Nazi-occupied Austria, the story ends with principled Georg and kindhearted Maria leading their family across the border into Switzerland for a new life. In many ways, the narrative draws from the lives of real von Trapps