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Charmian Carr, Who Played Liesl In 'The Sound Of Music,' Dies At 73 

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Charmian Carr, who played Liesl von Trapp in "The Sound Of Music," died this weekend. She was 73, and according to a statement, she died from a rare form of dementia. NPR's Elizabeth Blair has this appreciation³.

ELIZABETH BLAIR, BYLINE⁴: Safe to say millions of girls around the world wanted to be Liesl, the graceful⁵ teenager coming of age.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE SOUND OF MUSIC")

CHARMIAN CARR: (As Liesl, singing) I am 16 going on 17. I know that I'm naive⁶. Fellows I meet might may tell me I'm sweet and willingly I believe.

BLAIR: Turns out that scene where she and Rolf danced in the Gazebo was pretty grueling.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

CARR: I went through the glass on my first jump on the bench.

BLAIR: Four years ago, Charmian Carr told an audience at a film festival that the wardrobe department had forgotten to put rubber soles on her shoes.

CARR: And so they wrapped my ankle, and they gave me what they said was a vitamin B-12 shot.

(LAUGHTER)

CARR: But I didn't feel any pain for the next three days.

ANGELA CARTWRIGHT: She was a trooper. That did not tie her down. She did the best with what she had.

BLAIR: Angela Cartwright played Brigitta in "The Sound Of Music." She says all of the actors who played the von Trapp kids had stayed in touch in the 51 years since the movie was made.

CARTWRIGHT: It's like losing a family member.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE SOUND OF MUSIC")

JULIE ANDREWS: (As Maria) Together.

UNIDENTIFIED CHOIR⁷: (As characters, singing) When you know the notes to sing. You can sing most anything...

BLAIR: She was born Charmian Farnon in Chicago in 1942. Her family moved to California when she was 13. After "The Sound Of Music," Carr rarely acted again. She got married and raised two children. She became an interior⁸ decorator. Her most famous client was one of her biggest fans, Michael Jackson.

A couple of years ago, the von Trapps, the great grandchildren of the real Captain and Maria von Trapp, recorded an album with Pink Martini. Sofia von Trapp says they asked Charmian Carr to sing along.

SOFIA VON TRAPP: She represented our family and represented our great aunt in such a beautiful light.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "EDELWEISS")

CARR: (Singing) Edelweiss, Edelweiss, every morning you greet me...

BLAIR: When fans asked if she minded that people only knew her for the role of Liesl, Angela Cartwright says Charmian Carr would say she couldn't have asked for a better movie to be remembered by. Elizabeth Blair, NPR News.

1 mute   

n.哑子，默音字母，弱音器；adj.哑的，无声的，沉默的；vt.减音，减弱；vi.（鸟）排泄

参考例句：

• He is mute on the subject of social system.他对社会制度的问题保持沉默。
• Her daughter was mute after a serious illness.她的女儿在一场重病之后失去了说话能力。

2 browser   

n.浏览者

参考例句：

• View edits in a web browser.在浏览器中看编辑的效果。
• I think my browser has a list of shareware links.我想在浏览器中会有一系列的共享软件链接。

3 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

4 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

5 graceful   

adj.优美的，优雅的；得体的

参考例句：

• His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了!
• The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。

6 naive   

adj.幼稚的，轻信的；天真的

参考例句：

• It's naive of you to believe he'll do what he says.相信他会言行一致，你未免太单纯了。
• Don't be naive.The matter is not so simple.你别傻乎乎的。事情没有那么简单。

7 choir   

n.唱诗班，唱诗班的席位，合唱团，舞蹈团；v.合唱

参考例句：

• The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
• The church choir is singing tonight.今晚教堂歌唱队要唱诗。

8 interior   

adj.在内的，内部的，内地的，国内的；n.内部

参考例句：

• There is water in the interior of the cave.在山洞的内部有水。
• They went into the interior room.他们进了内室。