Applause Books Releases THE SOUND OF MUSIC FAMILY SCRAPBOOK

The inside story of the beloved movie musical, revealed by Charmian Carr, Nicholas Hammond, Heather Menzies, Duane Chase, Angela Cartwright, Debbie Turner, and Kym Karath, the actors who starred as the von Trapp children.

From the opening scene in the hills of Salzburg, Austria, to the final daring escape from the Nazis, The Sound of Music is embedded in the DNA of generations of moviegoers. Not surprisingly, the same can be said of those who were on the screen. For the seven children and young adults who played the von Trapp children, the summer of 1964 was a magical one spent in Salzburg with their parents or guardians, the film’s stars, and each other.

In The Sound of Music Family Scrapbook (Applause Books, $45.00) by television writer and author Fred Bronson, fans learn the behind-the-scene story of the film from the perspective of Charmian Carr, Nicholas Hammond, Heather Menzies, Duane Chase, Angela Cartwright, Debbie Turner, and Kym Karath. The book covers the making of the film, as well as stories of the lives (before and since) of these seven adults, still referred to as “the kids,” who all are vibrant and active today.

Through anecdotes, photographs, and replicas of memorabilia, The Sound of Music Family Scrapbook answers the burning questions fans have been asking for years: How did the children learn the songs and dances for the musical numbers? What was it like to attend a gala Hollywood premiere? How did their lives change after starring in such a beloved film? Pockets within the book include a DVD of their home-movie footage and replicas of Heather’s autograph book, Angela’s artwork, and Kym’s letters home to her father, the official movie poster, and much, much more.

Fans of the film, young and old, will be enchanted by the story of how seven boys and girls became a family and how they have kept that closeness for more than 45 years.

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