http://www.legacy.com/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=96070402
This is a big day for me, because I had no idea that the Sound of Music was based in reality. Anyways...
The obituary starts off by explaining that Werner Von Trapp died Thursday at age 91. Interestingly, it makes mention of the fact that he was part of the family the Sound of Music was based on before anything else. Seemed a bit strange to me that they wouldn't go through the basics first and then hit the interesting things. Thats how I did it in my obituary and I thought I was doing it right, or maybe it doesn't matter.
It continues to explain that he was born in Austria and that he was the son of George Von Trapp and his first wife. It then goes on to talk about who played Maria in various versions of the story, which I found to be a little strange. Its about him. If you're going to talk about anyone in the play/movie I wouldn't make it Julie Andrews, but thats just me.
After that it goes on to talk about military service, a music school he helped found, and where he eventually settled with his own family, which all seemed pretty standard to me.
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I agree with you about it being weird that they talked about actors who played roles in the production that was based on his life. I really felt like it took away from the story being centered around him.
It is different that his single claim to fame is mentioned before anything else important, but that is probably because it is more important than anything else. I think it is something that happens with people who had one moment or mention of fame, and for the rest of their lives were just regular folk. I suppose these are the kind of obituaries that are nation wide, rather than in the small town newspapers.
Good choice on article, and good points discussed in your article analysis...oh that Von Trapp...what a silly bitch.
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