She told Hunter that the film’s depiction of Maria von Trapp was accurate — especially her relationship with the von Trapp children.

However, in real life, the von Trapps were a singing group before Maria von Trapp came into their lives. What the movie did get right was that the von Trapps did win the Salzburg Music Festival.

The von Trapp family appreciated the art of the beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, said Sam von Trapp, the grandson of Maria and Baron Georg von Trapp, who now runs the lodge.

Nealy 60 years later, the Oscar-winning movie continues to be a beloved classic — and it all began with the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, the real-life matriarch of the von Trapp family.

However, in real life, the von Trapps were a singing group before Maria von Trapp came into their lives. What the movie did get right was that the von Trapps did win the Salzburg Music Festival.

The Sound of Music is based off the real life family, the von Trapps. The musical group toured the world singing and performing as a family.

Members of 'The Sound of Music's' von Trapp family visit Fort Collins to attend Maria and Georg's great-granddaughter's college graduation from CSU.

Sam von Trapp, 41, is a von Trapp grandson, a direct descendant of the real Georg and Maria von Trapp.

Thousands of actresses throughout Canada will be vying for a chance at stardom when auditions begin on Friday to select who will play Maria von Trapp in a new production of "The Sound of Music." ...