SCRAPBOOK 4 - HEARING THE SOUND OF MUSIC...

THE HAPPIEST SOUND IN ALL THE WORLD...

When 'The Danny Thomas Show' came to an end after 7 successful seasons, I went on an interview for the role of Brigitta Von Trapp in a little movie that 20th Century Fox was making titled 'The Sound of Music'.

Thousands auditioned to play the parts of the von Trapp children and when I got word I had been cast I was so excited. Danny Thomas released me from the last show of the Danny Thomas Show season so I could begin working on this movie. For that I am so grateful because he didn't have to do that..

Robert Wise was so supportive of us in every scene. He had such a clear vision of what he wanted the movie to look like.

They also screen tested in a scene as Brigitta and in a blonde wig as Louisa (above). I'm glad they went with my real hair color and I got the part of Brigitta as I loved her character.

I sang and danced on the audition

We spent months rehearsing and recording

'My Favorite Things' in Maria's bedroom was the first scene to be filmed. We had so much fun.

'The Sound of Music' took about a year to film. We recorded the songs, learned the dance routines, practiced, practiced, practiced...traveled to Salzburg, Austria for about 3 months and completed the shooting back at 20th Century Fox Studios.

Who puts the frog in Maria's pocket?

Once we got to Austria we started shooting immediately.

Do Re Mi was filmed all over the beautiful city of Salzburg.

Our book... The Sound of Music Family Scrapbook. THE 55TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE SOUND OF MUSIC FAMILY SCRAPBOOK We have revised our book and included new pictures and updates. This is our Sound of Music personal scrapbook from our adventures while making the film. Filled with our own stories, never before seen pictures from our personal collections. If you are a fan of the movie and love to look behind the scenes, you will love this book. Available in my SHOP signed by mi!

Wardrobe tests.

That famous line-up...

Christmas shoot for Rogers and Hammerstein Christmas card.

Who put the frog in Maria's pocket?

The Sound of Music took about a year to film. We recorded the songs, learned the dance routines, practiced, practiced, practiced...traveled to Salzburg, Austria for about 3 months and completed the shooting back at 20th Century Fox Studios. It was indeed a dream of a movie to be a part of.

The name of the book I'm reading?... John Dale. A thoughtful fan of the movie bought me a copy. Its in German but a fond memory I keep close on my bookshelf. .

The bicycle scene was done many times and our bike riding had to be precise. At one point Debbie Turner (Marta) clipped Duane Chases (Kurt) tire and we collided. I fell off my bike. If you look closely in the movie you can see my scratched knee and elbow.

I've been asked why I look like I'm going to cry while listening to the Captain singing Edelweiss. As my character Brigitta, I remember thinking how moving it would be to hear my father singing again and how music would bring back memories of my mother who had passed away. Robert Wise came up to me while shooting this scene and asked why I looked so sad and I told him what I was thinking. I remember he smiled and said "That's good" and then walked away.

Rehearsing Do Re Mi on our bicycles

Julie was fun to be around and we embraced her playful side. I think it shows in the movie how much we adored her. She played games with us while we waited to shoot our scenes. She taught me how to say 'Supercalafragilisticexpialidocious' frontwords and backwards! I can still say it backwards to this day.