The beloved classic “The Sound of Music” premiered 60 years ago this month, March 1965.
It was an instant hit, drawing huge crowds, many who would come back and see the movie multiple times. It has remained one of the all-time favorite movies of audiences worldwide in the decades since.
The young actress who portrayed the eldest Von Trapp child, 16-year-old Liesl, was then-21-year-old Charmian Carr; it was, in fact, her very first movie role..
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And in the interview you’re about to hear car describes the very first scene she shot in her very first movie.
In 2000 Car published her memoir, a book called Forever Liesl. That’s when I had the chance to meet her.
So here now, from 2000, Charmian Carr.
Charmian Carr died in 2016. She was 73.