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词条 Charmian Carr
释义

  1. Early life

  2. The Sound of Music

  3. Later life

  4. Death

  5. Filmography

  6. References

  7. External links

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| name = Charmian Carr
| birth_name = Charmian Anne Farnon
| image = Evening Primrose Anthony Perkins Charmian Carr 1966 redone.jpg
| caption = Carr with Anthony Perkins in Evening Primrose (1966)
| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|12|27|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age |2016|09|17|1942|12|27|mf=yes}}
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist |Actress |singer}}
| years_active = 1964–1967
| known_for = Liesl von Trapp in The Sound of Music
| spouse = {{marriage|Jay Brent|1967|1991|reason=divorced}}
| children = 2
| website = {{url|charmiancarr.com}}
}}

Charmian Carr (born Charmian Anne Farnon; December 27, 1942 – September 17, 2016) was an American actress and singer best known for her role as Liesl, the eldest Von Trapp daughter in the 1965 film version of The Sound of Music.

Early life

Carr was born Charmian Anne Farnon in Chicago, Illinois, the second child of vaudeville actress Rita Oehmen and musician Brian Farnon.[1] The couple divorced in 1957.[2] She had two sisters, both actresses (Shannon Farnon and Darleen Carr). Her family moved to Los Angeles when she was 10.[2] While a student at San Fernando High School, Carr was a cheerleader and played basketball and volleyball. "She had never had a singing lesson and had never tried to act" before she was signed to be in The Sound of Music.[3]

The Sound of Music

Carr was attending San Fernando Valley State College, studying speech therapy and philosophy,[4] and working for a doctor,[3] when her mother arranged for her to audition for a role in The Sound of Music. Rita Farnon hadn't asked Charmian if she wanted to audition for the part, but Charmian was sure her mother would consider getting a part in a film more important than earning a college diploma.{{cn|date=June 2017}}

In a newspaper article published November 9, 1964, Carr related the story behind the tryout as follows:

{{quote|I was going to college and getting extra spending money by modeling in fashion shows in one of the stores. One of the girls who modeled with me knew that Robert Wise, producer-director of The Sound of Music had been conducting a four-month search for someone to play the part of 16-year-old Liesl. My friend, without my knowing it, sent in my picture and explained in a note that I sang and danced. I received a call from Mr. Wise to come for a tryout. It took me completely by surprise.[2]}}

Director Robert Wise thought Farnon was too long a surname paired with Charmian. After he had given her a list of single syllable surnames, she chose Carr.[5] She won the role of Liesl over Geraldine Chaplin, Kim Darby, Patty Duke, Shelley Fabares, Teri Garr, Mia Farrow and Lesley Ann Warren.[6] The film was on the whole a very happy experience for her. However, during the filming of her dance scene with Rolf in the gazebo, the costumers had forgotten to put no-slip pads on her shoes, she slid through a window of the gazebo, and she "had to complete the scene in agony".[7]

Later life

In 1965, Carr worked with Van Johnson on a pilot for a television program, Take Her, She's Mine.[3] Carr then appeared in Evening Primrose, a one-hour musical written by Stephen Sondheim, which aired on ABC Stage 67 in 1966.[8] The following year, she married a dentist, Jay Brent, and left show business. She and Jay had two daughters, Jennifer and Emily. Later on she became the grandmother of two grandchildren: Emma and Derek.[9]

Carr owned an interior design firm, Charmian Carr Designs, in Encino, California, and wrote two books, Forever Liesl and Letters to Liesl.[10] She reunited with many of her co-stars from The Sound of Music on The Oprah Winfrey Show in October 2010 to celebrate the film's 45th anniversary.[11] In 2014, Carr recorded "Edelweiss" with the great-grandchildren of the von Trapps on the album Dream a Little Dream by the von Trapps and Pink Martini.[12]

Death

Carr died in Los Angeles on September 17, 2016, from complications related to frontotemporal dementia at the age of 73.[13]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1965 The Sound of Music Liesl von Trapp

References

1. ^Carr, Charmian. Forever Liesl: A Memoir of The Sound of Music. April 3, 2001, p. 205; {{ISBN|0-14-029840-1}}.
2. ^{{cite news |title=Real-Life Cinderella Story Makes Actress Of Therapist |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3709205/the_times_recorder/ |agency=The Times Recorder |date=November 9, 1964 |location=Ohio, Zanesville |page=6 |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=November 26, 2015}} {{Open access}}
3. ^{{cite news|last1=Hopper|first1=Hedda|title=In Hollywood|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3709388/valley_morning_star|agency=Valley Morning Star|date=March 7, 1965|location=Texas, Harlingen|page=7|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=November 26, 2015}} {{Open access}}
4. ^{{cite news |last1=Hopper |first1=Hedda |title=Looking At Hollywood|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3709106/colorado_springs_gazettetelegraph|agency=Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph|date=March 20, 1964|location=Colorado, Colorado Springs|page=20|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=November 26, 2015}} {{Open access}}
5. ^{{cite news|last1=Idato|first1=Michael|title=Sound of Music's 'Liesl' dies|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/charmian-carr-liesl-in-the-sound-of-music-dies-aged-73-20160918-grj647.html|accessdate=20 September 2016|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=19 September 2016}}
6. ^{{cite book|last1=Carr|first1=Charmian|last2=Strauss|first2=Jean A. S.|title=Forever Liesl : my the sound of music story|date=2006|publisher=Pan Books|location=London|isbn=9780330451000|page=24}}
7. ^{{cite news|title=Liesl at 64 going on 70|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/3670150/Liesl-at-64-going-on-70.html|accessdate=19 September 2016|work=The Daily Telegraph}}
8. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/25/theater/25primrose.html?_r=1&ref=television |title=Piepenburg, Erik. "'60s Sondheim TV Show Is Now on (Legal) DVD," ''The New York Times'', Monday, October 25, 2010 |publisher=Nytimes.com |date=2010-10-25 |accessdate=2012-08-20}}
9. ^{{cite news |last1=Shearer |first1=Lloyd |title=Intelligence Report |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3715716/oakland_tribune/ |agency=Oakland Tribune |date=June 3, 1973 |location=California, Oakland |page=189 |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=November 26, 2015}} {{Open access}}
10. ^{{cite news|title=Sound of Music 'Liesl' actress Charmian Carr dies|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37403372|accessdate=19 September 2016|work=BBC News|date=18 September 2016}}
11. ^{{cite news|last1=Pilkington|first1=Ed|title=The Sound of Music cast reunite|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/oct/29/sound-of-music-cast-reunite|accessdate=September 19, 2016|work=The Guardian|date=October 28, 2010}}
12. ^{{cite web |title=Dream A Little Dream - Pink Martini |url=http://pinkmartini.com/discography/dream-a-little-dream/ |website=pinkmartini.com}}
13. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/19/movies/charmian-carr-liesl-von-trapp-in-the-sound-of-music-film-dies-at-73.html?_r=0 |title=Charmian Carr, Liesl von Trapp in 'The Sound of Music' Film, Dies at 73 |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 18, 2016}}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.charmiancarr.com/}}
  • {{IMDb name|0139642}}
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