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‘Sound of Music’ Actress Heather Menzies-Urich Dies at 68
Variety ^ | December 25, 2017 | Dave McNary

Posted on 12/25/2017 8:26:38 AM PST by EveningStar

Actress Heather Menzies-Urich, best known for portraying Louisa von Trapp in the 1965 film “The Sound of Music,” died Sunday night. She was 68.

Menzies-Urich, the widow of actor Robert Urich, had been recently diagnosed with cancer, according to her son Ryan Urich.

Urich said his mother died on Christmas Eve, surrounded by her children and family members.

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TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: cancer; heathermenzies; heathermenziesurich; hollywood; logansrun; louisavontrapp; obituary; roberturich; soundofmusic; sssssss; thesoundofmusic
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To: SMGFan

Same here.


21 posted on 12/25/2017 9:09:17 AM PST by EveningStar (I am a Non-Cultist Trump Supporter.)
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To: EveningStar

So young

May the angels sing her home


22 posted on 12/25/2017 9:16:54 AM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: SMGFan

Had a crush on her in Logan’s Run...


23 posted on 12/25/2017 9:19:44 AM PST by Skywise
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To: nwrep

There was a German film of their story that did well in there. That was what the Broadway musical was based on. Some scenes are close to identical. When the film was released in Austria they actually cut out the last 35 minutes. So it ended with the wedding. The German censors didn’t think their audiences wanted to be reminded of the Anchluss.


24 posted on 12/25/2017 9:45:34 AM PST by Borges
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To: nwrep

Very true. They do not show it in Germanic Europe. At least most didn’t know it when I was there.


25 posted on 12/25/2017 9:53:42 AM PST by Yaelle
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To: EdnaMode

Who is Charmian Carr?


26 posted on 12/25/2017 10:10:55 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: real saxophonist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-Rb3W8UTrg


27 posted on 12/25/2017 10:11:21 AM PST by headstamp 2 (My "White Privilege" is my work ethic.)
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To: Ann Archy

She played Liesel. The oldest daughter.


28 posted on 12/25/2017 10:12:19 AM PST by Borges
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To: Borges

Oh...thanks!! What a pretty lady!


29 posted on 12/25/2017 10:14:10 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: nwrep
The funny thing about Sound of Music is that most Austrians and Germans have never heard of it. It seems to be a uniquely American pre-occupation...

That's because the whole story is a Hollywood creation. There was no escape over the Alps. The real family took a train to Italy and a boat to America. Nothing dramatic about it at all.

30 posted on 12/25/2017 10:17:20 AM PST by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: AlaskaErik

The real Maria was not sweet and cozy, and the real captain was not strict and demanding. Quite the opposite.


31 posted on 12/25/2017 10:23:09 AM PST by Cecily
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To: Fhios

Lol! How cute!


32 posted on 12/25/2017 10:23:26 AM PST by Flaming Conservative
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To: AlaskaErik

Hollywood got that “Escape Over the Alps” business from the stage play.


33 posted on 12/25/2017 10:28:00 AM PST by Borges
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To: nwrep

Well they do milk it if you visit Salzburg. They have two bus companies doing Sound of Music tours. I went on one and it was pretty good although the guide I think was a left over Nazi.


34 posted on 12/25/2017 10:29:44 AM PST by xp38
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To: Ann Archy

She played the oldest daughter in Sound of Music. She died last year.


35 posted on 12/25/2017 10:32:36 AM PST by EdnaMode
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To: real saxophonist

The trailer was bad enough.


36 posted on 12/25/2017 10:38:38 AM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: EveningStar

SOM is one of the few “old” movies that I can get my kids to watch.


37 posted on 12/25/2017 10:50:40 AM PST by freedomjusticeruleoflaw (Western Civilization- whisper the words, and it will disappear. So let us talk now about rebirth)
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Watching the new version of S.W.A.T. probably killed her.

The old version was pretty bad as it was.

38 posted on 12/25/2017 12:55:05 PM PST by EveningStar (I am a Non-Cultist Trump Supporter.)
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To: freedomjusticeruleoflaw

One of the few movies where I cried.


39 posted on 12/25/2017 1:39:53 PM PST by EveningStar (I am a Non-Cultist Trump Supporter.)
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To: EveningStar

I loved the original SWAT despite the problems.

A lot of shortcomings are glaring now watching the DVD’S.

Who didn’t like Rythym Heritage’s theme?


40 posted on 12/25/2017 2:03:39 PM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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