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Maria von Trapp
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matriarch of the Trapp Family Singers (1905–1987)
OverviewAI-generated
Maria von Trapp, born Maria Augusta Kutschera on 26 January 1905 in Vienna, was a screenwriter, singer, writer and musician who held citizenship of the United States and Austria. She worked with voice as her instrument within the pop music genre, and belonged to the Benedictine religious order. Her spouse was Georg von Trapp, and her child was Johannes von Trapp; her relatives included Rupert von Trapp, Agathe von Trapp, Maria Franziska von Trapp and Werner von Trapp.
She received the Benemerenti medal and was credited with 28 works, including When the King Was Carpenter and Yesterday, Today and Forever. She died of heart failure on 28 March 1987 in Morrisville, and was buried at the Trapp Family Lodge.
Synthesized by Vinony from 31 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1905
- Died
- 1987
- Works
- 28
Top works
- When the King Was Carpenter
- Sonrisas y lágrimas
- MARIA
- Sonrisas y lágrimas
- yesterday, today and forever
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3
- Total plays
- 31
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Key facts
- Born
- Maria Augusta Kuczera , ( 1905-01-26 ) 26 January 1905, Vienna , Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 28 March 1987 (1987-03-28) (aged 82), Morrisville, Vermont , U.S.
- Resting place
- Trapp Family Cemetery, Trapp Family Lodge , Stowe, Vermont , U.S.
- Spouse
- Georg Ritter von Trapp ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1927 ; died 1947 )
- Children
- 3, including Johannes von Trapp , plus 7 stepchildren
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Trapp family
- Given name
- Augusta
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- Vienna
- Place of death
- Morrisville
- Spouse
- Georg von Trapp
- Child
- Johannes von Trapp
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Family
- Trapp family
- Noble title
- baroness
- Field of work
- autobiographical novel
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Baroness Maria von Trapp 1940.jpg
- Religious order
- Benedictines
Show 10 more facts
- date of birth
- 1905-01-26
- date of death
- 1987-03-28
- place of burial
- Trapp Family Lodge
- cause of death
- heart failure
- name in native language
- Maria Augusta von Trapp
- birth name
- Maria Augusta Kutschera
- name in kana
- マリア・フォン・トラップ
- Commons category
- Trapp family
- P8168
- Buriville
- manner of death
- natural causes
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Maria Augusta von Trapp DHS (née Kutschera; 26 January 1905 – 28 March 1987), often styled as "Baroness", was the stepmother and matriarch of the Trapp Family. She wrote the memoir The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, which was published in 1949 and was the inspiration for the 1956 West German film The Trapp Family, which in turn inspired the 1959 Broadway musical The Sound of Music and its 1965 film version.
Biography
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