Reply #91: Leaving Austria [View All]

Many years ago my parents and I had lunch at the von Trappe ski lodge in Vermont and met Maria von Trappe, then a rather sprightly septagenarian. She signed my copy of her book and because there were very few visitors, we had a chance to talk with her. She mentioned that she is actually in the film as a pedestrian in one of the early scenes when Julia Andrews is crossing the main square in Salzburg. She also said that she and the family hadn't wanted the crossing the mountain scene as it was done but accepted the need for a dramatic ending for the movie. Mrs. von Trappe certainly was interesting, and boy could she whip her car along the mountain roads.