The day the Sound of Music died: Last surviving member of the real von Trapp family passes away at the age of 99
Maria Franziska (inset), the last of seven brothers and sisters from the famous family, passed away in her sleep aged 99 at home in Vermont, America. Her family fled their home in Nazi-occupied Austria in 1938, before performing together around the U.S. Their story later inspired the 1965 musical hit The Sound of Music (pictured), which won five Oscars and remains one of the most successful films ever made. Mail.
