Agathe von Trapp | |
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 Agathe in 1948 | |
| Born | Agathe Johanna Erwina Gobertina von Trapp 12 March 1913 |
| Died | 28 December 2010 (aged 97) Towson, Maryland, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, author, teacher |
| Parent(s) | Georg von Trapp Agathe Whitehead |
Agathe Johanna Erwina Gobertina von Trapp (12 March 1913 – 28 December 2010) was the eldest daughter of Georg von Trapp with his first wife, Agathe Whitehead von Trapp. She was also a member of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives were the inspiration for the 1959 musical play and 1965 film The Sound of Music. She was portrayed as the character "Liesl".[1]
- ^ Batty, David (30 December 2010). "So long, farewell: Von Trapp daughter dies, aged 97". The New York Times. London. Archived from the original on 14 February 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
Agathe von Trapp, whose film counterpart was 16-going-on-17 Liesl, who had her heart broken by Rolf, the post boy turned Hitler Youth member, died from heart failure at a hospice in the Baltimore suburb of Towson, her friend Mary Louise Kane said yesterday.