'Sound of Music' actress Charmian Carr dead at 73
 

'Sound of Music' actress Charmian Carr dead at 73
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/119D22U8r0al...b7348a997e.jpghttp://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-...50839a8e00.jpghttp://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-...32c6f24ba1.jpg
Charmian Carr, best k**wn for portraying Liesl in The Sound of Music, passed away in Los Angeles on Sept. 18. According to the Associated Press, Carr suffered from a rare form of dementia which grew complicated and eventually led to her death.

SEE ALSO: Do Re Mi Ga-ga: Lady Gaga pays tribute to 'Sound of Music' at Oscars


Carr only acted in two films during her lifetime, but her role as 16-going-on-17 Liesl Von Trapp is cemented in cinematic history. She worked as an interior designer.

"It's always sad when a member of the family passes away — and in the case of the 'family' of the movie The Sound of Music, it's especially sad when it is the first of the group to go," said Ted Chapin, president of the Rogers & Hammerstein organization, in a statement. "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.' " Read more...

More about Obituary, Charmian Carr, Liesl Von Trapp, Sound Of Music, and ******http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/YkLi5izwmNQ