Charmian Carr, the actress best known for sweetly portraying the eldest von Trapp daughter in Rogers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music, has died. At age 21, the actress portrayed Liesl von Trapp in the 1965 film version of the musical The Sound of Music. "Charmian Carr played the oldest von Trapp child, and in some ways she maintained that role in real life — guiding, cheering, supporting and generally being there for the rest of her 'sisters' and 'brothers.' "The actress later wrote a pair of books about her Sound of Music experiences: Forever Liesl and Letters to Liesl. She is also survived by the six other actors who became part of cinematic history when they were cast as the von Trapp children.

Source: CBC News September 18, 2016 21:22 UTC