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137-591: The Trapp family was largely fictionalized in the 1959 musical The Sound of Music , which was loosely based on the 1949 book The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria von Trapp . Baron Georg von Trapp and his wife Maria left Austria shortly after its annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and settled with their family in Vermont in 1942. After the Baron's death in 1947, the family expanded and operated their home as

274-499: A film adaptation of the musical starring Julie Andrews as Maria Rainer and Christopher Plummer as Captain Georg von Trapp. It was produced and directed by Robert Wise with the screenplay adaptation written by Ernest Lehman . Two songs were written by Rodgers specifically for the film, "I Have Confidence" and "Something Good". The film won five Oscars at the 38th Academy Awards , including Best Picture. A live televised production of

411-488: A 1956 West German film about the von Trapp family , and its 1958 sequel ( The Trapp Family in America ), stage director Vincent J. Donehue thought that the project would be perfect for his friend Mary Martin ; Broadway producers Leland Hayward and Richard Halliday (Martin's husband) agreed. The producers originally envisioned a non-musical play that would be written by Lindsay and Crouse and that would feature songs from

548-491: A 1959 television version of Henrik Ibsen 's A Doll's House . Plummer starred in the television adaptations of Philip Barry 's The Philadelphia Story (1959), George Bernard Shaw 's Captain Brassbound's Conversion (1960), Jean Anouilh 's Time Remembered (playing the role of Prince Albert originated by Richard Burton on Broadway), and Edmond Rostand 's Cyrano de Bergerac (1962). In 1964, his performance of

685-534: A 2019 Canadian-British TV series by Global for NBCUniversal about the disappearance of a trans-Atlantic flight. Plummer was set to return to Departure for season 2. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Canadian travel lockdown, he would film his parts from his home in Connecticut, instead of venturing to Toronto, in 2020 and 2021. He completed his filming for the second season shortly before his death. In 2021, Plummer

822-409: A 30-room ski lodge. The ski lodge was later expanded in 1968 to fit twenty more rooms. It was destroyed by fire on December 20, 1980, forcing 45 people to flee in their nightclothes, including Baroness von Trapp. The body of a guest was found later in the rubble. A new Austrian-style lodge with 93 rooms was opened in 1983. After the death of Maria von Trapp in 1987, 32 family members shared ownership of

959-595: A Brazilian production with Kiara Sasso as Maria and Herson Capri as the Captain played in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo , and a Dutch production was mounted with Wieneke Remmers as Maria, directed by John Yost. Andrew Lloyd Webber , David Ian and David Mirvish presented The Sound of Music at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto from 2008 to 2010. The role of Maria was chosen by

1096-665: A Montreal High School production of Pride and Prejudice . Whittaker was also amateur stage director of the Montreal Repertory theatre , and he cast Plummer at age 18 as Oedipus in Jean Cocteau 's La Machine infernale . Plummer made his professional acting debut in 1948 with Ottawa's Stage Society after which he performed roles as an apprentice artist with the Montreal Repertory Theatre alongside fellow apprenticing actor William Shatner . In 1952, he starred in

1233-682: A Play nomination losing to Roger Rees in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby . In 1987, Plummer provided the English narration for Frédéric Back 's animated film The Man Who Planted Trees . The film won Best Animated Short at the 60th Academy Awards . In 1988, he starred in another Shakespeare adaptation on Broadway in the title role in Macbeth with Glenda Jackson playing his lady . Frank Rich wrote of his performance "Mr. Plummer's thoughtful, beautifully spoken performance best illuminates

1370-714: A Play. Plummer continued acting in films including the science fiction film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), which was a welcome opportunity for him since he was a fan of the Star Trek franchise which also allowed him to perform with his former understudy and long-time friend, William Shatner . He also appeared in Spike Lee 's biographical drama Malcolm X (1992), Mike Nichols ' horror drama Wolf (1994), Taylor Hackford 's psychological drama Dolores Claiborne (1995), and Terry Gilliam 's science fiction drama 12 Monkeys (1995). Plummer portrayed George Hees in

1507-921: A Tony Award) in Jean Anouilh 's The Lark . After this success, he appeared in Night of the Auk , which was not a success, He appeared as Jason opposite Dame Judith Anderson in Robinson Jeffers ' adaptation of Medea at the Theatre Sara Bernhardt in Paris in 1955. The American National Theatre and Academy production, directed by Guthrie McClintic , was part of Le Festival International. Also in 1955, he played Mark Antony in Julius Caesar and Ferdinand in The Tempest at

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1644-518: A documentary by Ric Burns about Eugene O'Neill . He received an Emmy Award nomination for his performance in Our Fathers and reunited with Julie Andrews for a television production of On Golden Pond . He was the narrator for The Gospel of John . Plummer appeared as a presenter in the CPAC documentary series The Prime Ministers in 2004. He appeared in the third episode, " John Abbott " (as Plummer

1781-699: A family movie and we haven't seen a family movie, I don't think, on that scale for ages." In one interview he said that he had "terrific memories" of making the movie. He was in Inside Daisy Clover (1965), then played World War Two agent Eddie Chapman in Triple Cross (1966), and had a supporting role as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in The Night of the Generals (1967). Plummer was cast to replace Rex Harrison for

1918-431: A goodbye to his homeland, while using Austria's national flower as a symbol to declare his loyalty to the country. Max asks for an encore and announces that this is the von Trapp family's last chance to sing together, as the honor guard waits to escort the Captain to his new command. While the judges decide on the prizes, the von Trapps sing "So Long, Farewell" (reprise), leaving the stage in small groups. Max then announces

2055-568: A great success in Peter Shaffer 's The Royal Hunt of the Sun , playing conquistador Francisco Pizarro to David Carradine 's Atahuallpa . Both performances were "stunning", as Plummer did wonders "of extraordinary beauty and deep pain" in playing his complex character. Plummer's film career began in 1958 when Sidney Lumet cast him as a young writer in Stage Struck . That same year, Plummer played

2192-552: A nomination for a Grammy Award . Plummer made his Broadway debut in the 1954 play The Starcross Story . He received two Tony Awards, one for Best Actor in a Musical playing Cyrano de Bergerac in Cyrano (1974) and the other for Best Actor in a Play portraying John Barrymore in Barrymore (1997). His other Tony-nominated roles include in J.B. (1959), Othello (1982), No Man's Land (1994), King Lear (2004) and Inherit

2329-651: A number of productions at the Bermudiana Theatre in the City of Hamilton , in the British colony of Bermuda where he was seen and recruited by a American producer, although he was reluctant to leave Bermuda. Edward Everett Horton hired Plummer to appear as Gerard in the 1953 road show production of André Roussin 's Nina , a role originated on Broadway by David Niven in 1951. Plummer made his Broadway debut in January 1953 in

2466-508: A restaurant, lounge, and gift shop. As a working farm they produce their own maple syrup, raise Scottish Highland cattle, chickens, pigs, and grow their own vegetables for use in their three restaurants. The meadow at the Lodge was one of the principal sites for the annual Vermont Mozart Festival . During the winter of 1968–69, Johannes von Trapp, then president of Trapp Family Lodge Inc., came up with an idea to start cross-country skiing trails at

2603-642: A revival of the show at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London 's West End . Michael Jayston played Captain von Trapp, Honor Blackman was the Baroness and June Bronhill played the Mother Abbess. Other notable cast members included Helen Anker , John Bennett and Martina Grant . Despite her misgivings that, at age 49, she was too old to play the role convincingly, Clark opened to unanimous rave reviews and

2740-846: A run as long as that again." The original Broadway cast album sold three million copies. The musical premiered in London's West End at the Palace Theatre on May 18, 1961, and ran for 2,385 performances. It was directed by Jerome Whyte and used the original New York choreography, supervised by Joe Layton, and the original sets designed by Oliver Smith. The cast included Jean Bayless as Maria, followed by Sonia Rees, Roger Dann as Captain von Trapp, Constance Shacklock as Mother Abbess, Eunice Gayson as Elsa Schraeder, Harold Kasket as Max Detweiler, Barbara Brown as Liesl, Nicholas Bennett as Rolf and Olive Gilbert as Sister Margaretta. In 1981, at producer Ross Taylor's urging, Petula Clark agreed to star in

2877-423: A sensational actor in peak form, has made something crushing out of Shakespeare's archvillain. He gives us evil so pure - and so bottomless - that it can induce tears. Our tears are not for the dastardly Iago, of course - that would be wrong. No, what Mr. Plummer does is make us weep for a civilization that can produce such a man and allow him to flower." For his performance he received a Tony Award for Best Actor in

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3014-444: A statement: Chris was an extraordinary man who deeply loved and respected his profession with great old fashion manners, self-deprecating humor and the music of words. He was a national treasure who deeply relished his Canadian roots. Through his art and humanity, he touched all of our hearts and his legendary life will endure for all generations to come. He will forever be with us. A postage stamp paying tribute to Christopher Plummer

3151-586: A wealthy mystery novelist whose family is celebrating his 85th birthday party when a death occurs. The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival to positive reviews. It was an immense box office success. It was selected by the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2019. At the age of 89, he appeared in a leading role in Departure ,

3288-480: A week after the show's 1959 opening. The album was the label's first deluxe package in a gatefold jacket, priced $ 1 higher than previous cast albums. It was No. 1 on Billboard 's best-selling albums chart for 16 weeks in 1960. It was released on CD from Sony in the Columbia Broadway Masterworks series. In 1959, singer Patti Page recorded the title song from the show for Mercury Records on

3425-447: Is Abbott's great-grandson). In 2002, he appeared in a lauded production of King Lear , directed by Jonathan Miller . The production successfully transferred to New York City's Lincoln Center in 2004. He was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his 2004 King Lear and for a Tony Award playing Henry Drummond in the 2007 revival of Inherit the Wind . He returned to

3562-547: Is Austrian, not German. Maria and the children leapfrog in, wearing play-clothes that she made from the old drapes in her room. Infuriated, the Captain sends them off to change. She tells him that the children need him to show his love for them, and he angrily orders her back to the abbey. As she apologizes, they hear the children singing "The Sound of Music", which she had taught them, to welcome Elsa Schraeder. He joins in and embraces them. Alone with Maria, he asks her to stay, thanking her for bringing music back into his house. Elsa

3699-431: Is right for her because he is a year older than she (" Sixteen Going on Seventeen "). They kiss, and he runs off, leaving her squealing with joy. Meanwhile, the housekeeper, Frau Schmidt, gives Maria material to make new clothes, as Maria had given all her possessions to the poor. Maria sees Liesl slipping in through the window, wet from a sudden thunderstorm, but agrees to keep her secret. The other children are frightened by

3836-561: Is still in the repertoire of the Volksoper with performances each season; performances are scheduled for 2024. The Salzburg Marionette Theatre has toured extensively with their version that features the recorded voices of Broadway singers such as Christiane Noll as Maria. The tour began in Dallas , Texas, in 2007 and continued in Salzburg in 2008. The director is Richard Hamburger . In 2008,

3973-672: Is suspicious of her until she explains that she will be returning to the abbey in September. The Captain gives a party to introduce Elsa, and guests argue over the Anschluss (the Nazi German annexation of Austria). Kurt asks Maria to teach him to dance the Ländler . When he fails to negotiate a complicated figure, the Captain steps in to demonstrate. He and Maria dance until they come face-to-face; and she breaks away, embarrassed and confused. Discussing

4110-403: Is vibrant and amusing in a plot that rises to genuine excitement." The New York Journal American ' s review opined that The Sound of Music is "the most mature product of the team ... it seemed to me to be the full ripening of these two extraordinary talents". Brooks Atkinson of The New York Times gave a mixed assessment. He praised Mary Martin's performance, saying "she still has

4247-509: The Dixit Dominus . One of the postulants , Maria Rainer, is on the nearby mountainside, regretting leaving the beautiful hills (" The Sound of Music "). She returns late to the abbey where the Mother Abbess and the other nuns have been considering what to do about the free-spirit (" Maria "). Maria explains her lateness, saying she was raised on that mountain, and apologizes for singing in

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4384-645: The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor at the age of 82 for Beginners (2011), becoming the oldest person to win an acting award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (a distinction he held until being supplanted by 83-year-old Anthony Hopkins in 2021), and he also received an Oscar nomination at the age of 88 for All the Money in the World , making him the oldest person to be nominated in any acting category at

4521-525: The Academy of St Martin in the Fields . He performed it and other works with the New York Philharmonic and symphony orchestras of London , Washington, D.C. , Cleveland , Philadelphia , Chicago , Minneapolis , Toronto , Vancouver and Halifax . With Marriner, he made his Carnegie Hall debut in his own arrangements of Mendelssohn's incidental music to A Midsummer Night's Dream . Plummer

4658-819: The American Shakespeare Festival (Stratford, Connecticut). He returned to the American Shakespeare Festival in 1981 to play the title role in Henry V . Plummer made his Canadian television debut in the February 1953 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation production of Othello , starring Lorne Greene as the Moor. His American television debut was also in 1953 on a Studio One episode entitled "The Gathering Night", as an artist who finds success just as his eyesight begins to fail him. He also appeared throughout

4795-1093: The Auditorio de Tenerife in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands . The tour visited 29 Spanish cities, spending one year in Madrid 's Gran Vía at the Teatro Coliseum, and one season at the Tívoli Theatre in Barcelona . It was directed by Jaime Azpilicueta and starred Silvia Luchetti as Maria and Carlos J. Benito as Captain Von Trapp. A production was mounted at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park from July to September 2013. It starred Charlotte Wakefield as Maria, with Michael Xavier as Captain von Trapp and Caroline Keiff as Elsa. It received enthusiastic reviews and became

4932-533: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in an interview that aired on March 7, 2010, Plummer added, tongue-in-cheek, "Well, I said it's about time! I mean, I'm 80 years old, for God's sake. Have mercy." On Oscar night, March 7, 2010, however, he lost to Christoph Waltz . That same year, Plummer appeared in David Fincher 's English-language film adaptation of Stieg Larsson 's book The Girl with

5069-836: The Gloomy Dane in the BBC production Hamlet at Elsinore garnered him his second Emmy nomination. He played Hamlet in Hamlet at Elsinore , produced by Danish and British BBC TV (1964), taped at Elsinore Castle . In April 1961, he appeared as Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing with the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon , England. He also appeared with

5206-552: The Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts. He was made an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts at New York's Juilliard School and has received honorary doctorates from the University of Toronto , Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University ), McGill University , the University of Western Ontario , the University of Ottawa , and most recently

5343-523: The Grand Riviera Theater , Detroit, on February 27, 1961, and closed November 23, 1963, at the O'Keefe Centre , Toronto. Henderson was succeeded by Barbara Meister in June 1962. Theodore Bikel was not satisfied playing the role of the Captain, and Bikel did not like to play the same role over and over again. In his autobiography, he writes: "I promised myself then that if I could afford it, I would never do

5480-538: The London Palladium , produced by Live Nation's David Ian and Jeremy Sams . Following failed negotiations with Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson , the role of Maria was cast through a UK talent search reality TV show called How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria? The talent show was produced by (and featured) Andrew Lloyd Webber and also featured presenter/comedian Graham Norton and a judging panel of David Ian , John Barrowman and Zoë Tyler . Connie Fisher

5617-762: The Nonnberg Abbey in 1926 asking for a nun to help tutor his sick daughter, and the Mother Abbess sent Maria . His wife, Agathe Whitehead , had died in 1922. The real Maria and Georg married at the Nonnberg Abbey in 1927. Lindsay and Crouse altered the story so that Maria was governess to all of the children, whose names and ages were changed, as was Maria's original surname (the show used "Rainer" instead of "Kutschera"). The von Trapps spent some years in Austria after Maria and

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5754-448: The Palace Theatre in 1961. The show has enjoyed numerous productions and revivals since then. It was adapted as a 1965 film musical starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer , which won five Academy Awards , including Best Picture. The Sound of Music was the last musical written by Rodgers and Hammerstein , as Oscar Hammerstein died of stomach cancer nine months after the Broadway premiere. After viewing The Trapp Family ,

5891-442: The Primetime Emmy Award -winning Nuremberg (2000) alongside Alec Baldwin , Brian Cox and Max Von Sydow , and the Emmy-winning The Moneychangers (for which he won his first Emmy Award as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series). That same year he co-starred in American Tragedy as F. Lee Bailey (for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination), and appeared in TV movie Four Minutes , Miracle Planet , and

6028-441: The Stratford Shakespeare Festival Theatre where they talk about their young careers, long lasting friendship, and Plummer's role as Chang in Star Trek VI . The film references that Shatner, two years Plummer's junior, was the other's understudy in a production of Henry V at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. When Plummer had fallen ill, Shatner took the stage, earning his first big break. Plummer voiced Arngeir, speaker for

6165-420: The Volksoper Wien in German. It was directed and choreographed by Renaud Doucet. The cast included Sandra Pires as Maria, Kurt Schreibmayer and Michael Kraus as von Trapp, with Heidi Brunner as Mother Abbess. The song "Do-Re-Mi" was rewritten as "C wie Cellophanpapier", replacing the solfège syllables with the German letter notation C through H and selecting mnemonics that begin with each letter. The production

6302-399: The 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp , The Story of the Trapp Family Singers . Set in Austria on the eve of the Anschluss in 1938, the musical tells the story of Maria, who takes a job as governess to a large family while she decides whether to become a nun. She falls in love with the children, and eventually their widowed father, Captain von Trapp . He is ordered to accept a commission in

6439-413: The 1950s on both dramatic showcase programs like The Alcoa Hour , General Electric Theater , Kraft Television Theatre , and Omnibus and episodic series. In 1956, he appeared with Jason Robards and Constance Ford in an episode entitled "A Thief There Was" of CBS 's anthology series Appointment with Adventure . Plummer made his debut at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in 1956, playing

6576-404: The 1994 revival of Harold Pinter 's No Man's Land by the Roundabout Theatre Company . Variety film critic Jeremy Gerard praised Plummer's performance while critiquing Robards by writing, "They're a remarkable pair to watch wrangling with Pinter's elliptical, often uncrackable script. As it happens, Plummer emerges triumphant, while Robards seems utterly at sea...Plummer plays the humour and

6713-439: The Academy Awards. Plummer has been recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for the following performances: In 2016, Plummer received the Canadian Screen Award for Lifetime Achievement. Over his distinguished career he received numerous honours from Canada . In 1968, he was invested as Companion of the Order of Canada , at the time among Canada's highest civilian honours. In 2001, he received

6850-594: The Baroness and Alexander Armstrong as Max. Most reviews of the original Broadway production were favorable. Richard Watts Jr. of the New York Post stated that the show had "strangely gentle charm that is wonderfully endearing. The Sound of Music strives for nothing in the way of smash effects, substituting instead a kind of gracious and unpretentious simplicity." The New York World-Telegram and Sun pronounced The Sound of Music "the loveliest musical imaginable. It places Rodgers and Hammerstein back in top form as melodist and lyricist. The Lindsay-Crouse dialogue

6987-462: The Bastard in King John and Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet . In 1962, he played the title roles in both Cyrano de Bergerac and Macbeth , returning in 1967 to play Mark Antony in Antony and Cleopatra . Plummer appeared less frequently on Broadway in the 1960s as he moved from New York to London. He appeared in the title role in a 1963 production of Bertolt Brecht 's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui , which did not succeed, but he had

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7124-537: The Canadian miniseries The Arrow (1997). One of Plummer's most critically acclaimed roles was that of television journalist Mike Wallace in Michael Mann 's biographical film The Insider (1999), for which he was honoured with several critics' awards for Best Supporting Actor, though a corresponding Academy Award nomination did not materialize. Plummer's other turns from this period include his roles as Dr. Rosen in Ron Howard 's Academy Award-winning biographical film A Beautiful Mind (2001), Uncle Ralph to

7261-438: The Captain about the imminent Anschluss , trying to convince him that it is inevitable (" No Way to Stop It "). When he refuses to compromise on his opposition to it, Elsa breaks off the engagement. Alone, the Captain and Maria finally admit their love, desiring only to be "An Ordinary Couple". As they marry, the nuns reprise "Maria" against the wedding processional. While Maria and the Captain are on their honeymoon, Max prepares

7398-422: The Captain and Benanti as Maria. Lou Taylor Pucci made his Broadway debut as the understudy for Kurt von Trapp. The production opened on March 12, 1998, at the Martin Beck Theatre , and closed on June 20, 1999, after 533 performances. This production was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. It then toured in North America. An Andrew Lloyd Webber production opened on November 15, 2006, at

7535-410: The Captain and newcomer Amy Lennox as Liesl. Summer Strallen replaced Fisher in February 2008, with Mulholland portraying Maria on Monday evenings and Wednesday matinees. The revival received enthusiastic reviews, especially for Fisher, Preece, Bould and Garrett. A cast recording of the London Palladium cast was released. The production closed on February 21, 2009, after a run of over two years and

7672-520: The Captain married and he was offered a commission in Germany's navy . Since von Trapp opposed the Nazis by that time, the family left Austria after the Anschluss , going by train to Italy and then traveling on to London and the United States. To make the story more dramatic, Lindsay and Crouse had the family, soon after Maria's and the Captain's wedding, escape over the mountains to Switzerland on foot. In Salzburg , Federal State of Austria , just before World War II , nuns from Nonnberg Abbey sing

7809-506: The Captain points out that it no longer exists. Maria and Liesl discuss romantic love; Maria predicts that in a few years Liesl will be married ("Sixteen Going on Seventeen (Reprise)"). Rolf enters with a telegram that offers the Captain a commission in the German Navy , and Liesl is upset to discover that Rolf is now a committed Nazi . The Captain consults Maria and decides that they must secretly flee Austria. German Admiral von Schreiber arrives to find out why Captain von Trapp has not answered

7946-409: The Captain tries to lead them, they complain that he is not doing it as Maria did. He tells them that he has asked Elsa to marry him. They try to cheer themselves up by singing "My Favorite Things" but are unsuccessful until they hear Maria singing on her way to rejoin them. Learning of the wedding plans, she decides to stay only until the Captain can arrange for another governess. Max and Elsa argue with

8083-658: The Diana Morgan play The Starcross Story , a show that closed on opening night after a plagiarism lawsuit shut down the production. Plummer acted opposite Mary Astor and Margaret Bannerman . His next Broadway appearance, Home is the Hero , lasted 30 performances from September to October 1954. He appeared in support of Broadway legend Katharine Cornell and film legend Tyrone Power in The Dark Is Light Enough , which lasted 69 performances from February to April 1955. The play toured several cities, with Plummer serving as Power's understudy. Later that same year, he appeared in his first Broadway hit, opposite Julie Harris (who won

8220-457: The Dragon Tattoo (2011) and Knives Out (2019). Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer was born on December 13, 1929, in Toronto, Ontario . He was the only child of John Orme Plummer (1894–1977), who sold stocks and other securities, and Isabella Mary Abbott , who worked as secretary to the Dean of Sciences at McGill University , and was the granddaughter of Canadian prime minister Sir John Abbott . On his father's side, Plummer's great-uncle

8357-402: The Dragon Tattoo starring Daniel Craig , Rooney Mara and Stellan Skarsgård . The film was a critical and commercial success. Earlier that year, Plummer received his second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Mike Mills' independent comedy drama film Beginners (2011) starring Ewan McGregor and Mélanie Laurent . Plummer was announced as

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8494-607: The Game ; and Eugene O'Neill 's Long Day's Journey into Night at the New Theatre in London. From May to June 1973, he appeared on Broadway as the title character in Cyrano , a musical adaptation of Edmond Rostand 's 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac by Anthony Burgess and Michael J. Lewis. For that performance, Plummer won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance. Later that year, he played Anton Chekhov in Neil Simon 's adaptation of several Chekhov short stories, The Good Doctor . Another notable play in which he appeared

8631-506: The German Navy, but he opposes the Nazis. He and Maria decide on a plan to flee Austria with the children. Many songs from the musical have become standards , including " Do-Re-Mi ", " My Favorite Things ", " Edelweiss ", " Climb Ev'ry Mountain ", and the title song " The Sound of Music ". The original Broadway production, starring Mary Martin and Theodore Bikel , opened in 1959 and won five Tony Awards , including Best Musical, out of nine nominations. The first London production opened at

8768-445: The Greybeards, in the video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim . In 2015, he starred in the Atom Egoyan -directed thriller Remember , alongside Martin Landau and Bruno Ganz . Plummer played Ebenezer Scrooge in The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017), which is based on Charles Dickens ' novella A Christmas Carol . In November 2017, Plummer, who was director Ridley Scott 's original choice to play J. Paul Getty in All

8905-437: The Lodge. Currently there are 67 kilometres (42 mi) of groomed trails and 100 kilometres (62 mi) of un-groomed trails throughout the Trapp Family Lodge property. In 2010, the Lodge began to brew beer , initially under the name Trapp Lager. Now named von Trapp Brewing, it annually produces approximately 60,000 US gallons (230,000 L; 50,000 imp gal) of traditional German- and Austrian-style lagers. In 2016,

9042-562: The Lyric Theatre, Sydney , New South Wales, from November 1999 to February 2000. Lisa McCune played Maria, John Waters was Captain von Trapp, Bert Newton was Max, Eilene Hannan was Mother Abbess and Rachel Marley was Marta. This production was based on the 1998 Broadway revival staging. The production then toured until February 2001, in Melbourne, Brisbane , Perth and Adelaide . Rachael Beck took over as Maria in Perth and Adelaide, and Rob Guest took over as Captain von Trapp in Perth. An Austrian production premiered in 2005 at

9179-474: The Money in the World , was cast to replace Kevin Spacey in the then-already completed film. The move came amid numerous sexual misconduct allegations made against Spacey . All scenes that had included Spacey were re-shot with Plummer. Co-stars Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Williams were part of the necessary filming. The decision was made not long before the scheduled release date of December 22. TriStar Pictures intended to meet that release date in spite of

9316-408: The Montreal Repertory Theatre, where fellow Montrealer William Shatner also played. Plummer never attended university, something he regretted all his life. Although his mother and his father's family had ties with McGill University, he was never a McGill student. In 1946, he caught the attention of Montreal Gazette ' s theatre critic Herbert Whittaker with his performance as Mr. Darcy in

9453-502: The Mother Abbess. Kirsty Malpass was the alternate Maria. Jason Donovan assumed the role of Captain Von Trapp, and Verity Rushworth took over as Maria, in early 2011. Lesley Garrett reprised her role as Mother Abbess for the tour's final engagement in Wimbledon in October 2011. A production ran at the Ópera-Citi theater in Buenos Aires , Argentina in 2011. The cast included Laura Conforte as Maria and Diego Ramos as Captain Von Trapp. A Spanish national tour began in November 2011 at

9590-424: The RSC in May 1961 in the lead role of Richard III . He made his London debut on June 11, 1961, playing King Henry II in Jean Anouilh 's Becket with the RSC at the Aldwych Theatre, directed by Peter Hall . The production later transferred to the Globe for a December 1961 to April 1962 run. For his performance, Plummer won the Evening Standard Award for Best Actor. At the Stratford Festival, he played Philip

9727-402: The Stratford Festival productions of George Bernard Shaw 's Caesar and Cleopatra and William Shakespeare 's The Tempest . Both plays were directed for the stage by Des McAnuff and produced by Barry Avrich. The Tempest won Plummer a Canadian Screen award for Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program. Plummer returned to the Stratford Festival in the summer of 2010 in The Tempest as

9864-715: The Thai language. The production replaced the song "Ordinary couple" with "Something Good". A North American tour, directed by Jack O'Brien and choreographed by Danny Mefford, began at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles in September 2015. The tour ran until July 2017. Kerstin Anderson played Maria, with Ben Davis as Capt. von Trapp and Ashley Brown as Mother Abess. The production has received warm reviews. A UK tour produced by Bill Kenwright began in 2015 and toured into 2016. It

10001-798: The Wind (2007). Plummer made his film debut in Stage Struck (1958), landed his first starring role that same year in Wind Across the Everglades . He became a household name as a result of his role as Captain Georg von Trapp in the musical film The Sound of Music (1965) alongside Julie Andrews . During this time he starred in The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), Waterloo (1970) and The Man Who Would Be King (1975). Plummer received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Beginners (2011); he

10138-463: The Wind . He found all aspects of making the film unpleasant, except working with Andrews, and he avoided using its name, instead calling it "that movie", "S&M" and "The Sound of Mucus". He declined to attend the 40th Anniversary cast reunion, but he did provide commentary on the 2005 DVD release. He relented for the 45th anniversary and appeared with the full cast on The Oprah Winfrey Show on October 28, 2010. In 2009, Plummer said that he

10275-1016: The announcement of his death, his The Sound of Music co-star Julie Andrews paid tribute: The world has lost a consummate actor today and I have lost a cherished friend. I treasure the memories of our work together and all the humour and fun we shared through the years. Others who paid tribute to Plummer included Daniel Craig , Ana de Armas , Jamie Lee Curtis , Katherine Langford , Rian Johnson , Chris Evans and Don Johnson (who all collaborated with him on Knives Out ), as well as William Shatner , Anne Hathaway , Elijah Wood , Vera Farmiga , Ed Asner (his costar in Up who also died in 2021), Ridley Scott , Spike Lee , Simon Pegg , Antonio Banderas , Leonard Maltin , Daniel Dae Kim , George Takei , Russell Crowe (his costar in The Insider and A Beautiful Mind ), Bruce Greenwood and Joseph Gordon-Levitt . Lou Pitt, Plummer's manager of 46 years, said in

10412-510: The bathos with equal ease and complete conviction. By turns funny and heartbreaking, it's an exquisite, haunting performance." For his performance Plummer received fourth Tony Award nomination. Plummer achieved great success in the 1997 Broadway production of the William Luce play Barrymore portraying John Barrymore a few months before his death. Vincent Canby in his New York Times review he praised Plummer for his performance "With

10549-501: The box-office success and continued popularity of the Robert Wise -directed musical epic The Sound of Music (1965). Plummer acted alongside Julie Andrews , and the film earned five Academy Awards , including Best Picture . Although he was embarrassed, at first, about the role, which Plummer described as "so awful and sentimental and gooey", the film made cinematic history, becoming the all-time top-grossing film, eclipsing Gone with

10686-689: The children to perform at the Kaltzburg Festival. Herr Zeller, the Gauleiter of the region, demands to know why they are not flying the Flag of Nazi Germany now that the Anschluss has occurred. The Captain and Maria return early from their honeymoon before the Festival. In view of the Nazi German occupation, the Captain decides the children should not sing at the event. Max argues that they would sing for Austria, but

10823-422: The children with a boatswain's call . They march in, clad in uniforms. He teaches her their individual signals on the call, but she openly disapproves of this militaristic approach. Alone with them, she breaks through their wariness and teaches them the basics of music (" Do-Re-Mi "). Rolf, a young messenger, delivers a telegram and then meets with the eldest child, Liesl, outside the villa. He claims he knows what

10960-596: The clichés of operetta ." Walter Kerr 's review in the New York Herald Tribune was unfavorable: "Before The Sound of Music is halfway through its promising chores it becomes not only too sweet for words but almost too sweet for music", stating that the "evening suffer[s] from little children". Columbia Masterworks recorded the original Broadway cast album at the Columbia 30th Street Studio in New York City

11097-807: The comedy The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), alongside Peter Sellers and The Silent Partner (1978) opposite Elliott Gould . He appeared in Aces High (1976), Starcrash (1978), International Velvet (1978) and Murder by Decree (1979) (playing Sherlock Holmes ). From June 1971 to January 1972, he appeared at the Royal National Theatre , acting in repertory for the season. The plays he appeared in were Jean Giraudoux 's Amphitryon 38 directed by Laurence Olivier ; Georg Büchner 's Danton's Death (director Jonathan Miller ); Adrian Mitchell 's Tyger ; Luigi Pirandello 's The Rules of

11234-401: The confidence of the superb actor he has become, and in the trim of an athlete, Christopher Plummer is here in a new play, giving an achingly funny, memorably strong and debonair performance". After a successful run on Broadway he went on tour with production. His performance brought him his second Tony Award (this time as Best Actor in a Play ) and a Drama Desk Award as Outstanding Actor in

11371-579: The day that the musical opened on Broadway. The 1961 London production was recorded by EMI and released on the HMV label and later re-issued on CD in 1997, on the Broadway Angel label. The 1965 film soundtrack was released by RCA Victor and is one of the most successful soundtrack albums in history, having sold over 20 million copies worldwide. RCA Victor also released an album of the 1998 Broadway revival produced by Hallmark Entertainment and featuring

11508-793: The drama Eyewitness (1981), the comedy Dragnet (1987) and Shadow Dancing (1988). Plummer also did some voice work, such as his role of Henri the pigeon in An American Tail (1986) and the villainous Grand Duke of Owls in Rock-a-Doodle (1991), both directed by Don Bluth . In 1982, he starred on Broadway production of the Shakespearean tragedy Othello , playing Iago opposite James Earl Jones ' Moor. The production also featured performances from Kelsey Grammer as Cassio and Dianne Wiest as Desdemona. New York Times theatre critic Frank Rich wrote in his original review, "Mr. Plummer,

11645-528: The ensemble cast which included Laurence Olivier , James Earl Jones and James Mason . Plummer played Herbert Kappler in the true based television film The Scarlet and the Black . That same year, he starred in the five-time Emmy Award -winning television series The Thorn Birds , alongside Barbara Stanwyck and Jean Simmons . During this time Plummer appeared in the romantic drama Somewhere in Time (1980),

11782-413: The expected marriage between Elsa and the Captain, Brigitta tells Maria that she thinks Maria and the Captain are really in love with each other. Elsa asks the Captain to allow the children to say goodnight to the guests with a song (" So Long, Farewell "). Max is amazed at their talent and wants them for the Kaltzburg Festival, which he is organizing. The guests leave for the dining room, and Maria slips out

11919-543: The film adaptation of Doctor Dolittle . This decision was later reversed, but Plummer was nonetheless paid $ 87,500 for signing the contract. At the same time, Plummer was performing in the stage play The Royal Hunt of the Sun and his whole Dolittle participation was so brief that Plummer never missed a performance. Plummer had the title role in Oedipus the King (1968) and The High Commissioner (1968), playing an Australian in

12056-403: The front door with her luggage. At the abbey, Maria says that she is ready to take her monastic vows ; but the Mother Abbess realizes that she is running away from her feelings. She tells her to face the Captain and discover if they love each other, and tells her to search for and find the life she was meant to live (" Climb Ev'ry Mountain "). Max teaches the children how to sing on stage. When

12193-498: The full revival cast, including Rebecca Luker , Michael Siberry , Jan Maxwell and Fred Applegate . The Telarc label made a studio cast recording of The Sound of Music , with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra conducted by Erich Kunzel (1987). The lead roles went to opera stars: Frederica von Stade as Maria, Håkan Hagegård as Captain von Trapp, and Eileen Farrell as the Mother Abbess. The recording "includes both

12330-444: The garden without permission. The Mother Abbess joins her in song (" My Favorite Things "). The Mother Abbess tells her that she should spend some time outside the abbey to decide whether she is suited for the monastic life. She will act as the governess to the seven children of a widower, Austro-Hungarian Navy submarine Captain Georg von Trapp . Maria arrives at the villa of Captain von Trapp. He explains her duties and summons

12467-821: The highest-grossing production ever at the theatre. In 2014, the show was nominated for Best Musical Revival at the Laurence Olivier Awards and Wakefield was nominated for Best Actress in a Musical. A brief South Korean production played in 2014 The same year, a Spanish language translation opened at Teatro de la Universidad in San Juan, under the direction of Edgar García. It starred Lourdes Robles as Maria and Braulio Castillo as Captain Von Trapp, with Dagmar as Elsa. A production (in Thai: มนต์รักเพลงสวรรค์ ) ran at Muangthai ratchadalai Theatre, Bangkok , Thailand, in April 2015 in

12604-528: The largest advance sale in the history of British theatre at that time. Maria von Trapp, who attended the opening night performance, described Clark as "the best" Maria ever. Clark extended her initial six-month contract to thirteen months. Playing to 101 percent of seating capacity , the show set the highest attendance figure for a single week (October 26–31, 1981) of any British musical production in history (as recorded in The Guinness Book of Theatre ). It

12741-760: The latter. Plummer was one of many stars in Battle of Britain (1969), and the lead in a musical, Lock Up Your Daughters (1969). In the 1969 film adaptation of The Royal Hunt of the Sun , Plummer plays the Inca Emperor Atahualpa to Robert Shaw 's Pizarro. On screen, Plummer portrayed the Duke of Wellington in Waterloo (1970). The Pyx (1973) was his first Canadian film. He played Rudyard Kipling in The Man Who Would Be King (1975). He also appeared in

12878-528: The lead character, Prospero (also videotaped and shown in high definition in cinemas), and again in the summer of 2012 in the one-man show, A Word or Two , an autobiographical exploration of his love of literature. In 2014, Plummer presented A Word or Two again, at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. In January 2010, Plummer received his first Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of author Leo Tolstoy in The Last Station (2009). Speaking to

13015-580: The lead in Nicholas Ray 's film Wind Across the Everglades . In 1963, he was the subject of a short National Film Board of Canada documentary, 30 Minutes, Mister Plummer , directed by Anne Claire Poirier . Plummer returned to film playing the Roman emperor Commodus in Anthony Mann 's epic The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964). Plummer remains widely known for his portrayal of Captain Von Trapp due to

13152-538: The lodge. Johannes von Trapp instigated a merger to eliminate the interests of other family members in 1994. Family members were displeased by the terms of the merger and fought back with legal proceedings about the amount to be paid to them in exchange for their shares, and the controversy went to the Supreme Court of Vermont . The Lodge offers cross country skiing and mountain biking trails, fitness center, tennis courts, pools, and wagon and sleigh rides. The lodge houses

13289-571: The musical aired twice in December 2013 on NBC . It was directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller and Rob Ashford . Carrie Underwood starred as Maria, with Stephen Moyer as Captain von Trapp, Christian Borle as Max, Laura Benanti as Elsa, and Audra McDonald as the Mother Abbess. The production was released on DVD the same month. British network ITV presented a live version of its own on December 20, 2015. It starred Kara Tointon as Maria, Julian Ovenden as Captain von Trapp, Katherine Kelly as

13426-461: The original production. The show tied for the Tony Award for Best Musical with Fiorello! . Other awards included Martin for Best Actress in a Musical, Neway for Best Featured Actress, Best Scenic Design ( Oliver Smith ) and Best Conductor And Musical Director (Frederick Dvonch). Bikel and Kasznar were nominated for acting awards, and Donehue was nominated for his direction. The entire children's cast

13563-675: The public through a television show, How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? , which was produced by Lloyd Webber and Ian and aired in mid-2008. Elicia MacKenzie won and played the role six times a week, while the runner-up in the TV show, Janna Polzin, played Maria twice a week. Captain von Trapp was played by Burke Moses . The show ran for more than 500 performances. It was Toronto's longest running revival ever. A UK tour began in 2009 and visited more than two dozen cities before ending in 2011. The original cast included Connie Fisher as Maria, Michael Praed as Captain von Trapp and Margaret Preece as

13700-475: The repertoire of the Trapp Family Singers. Then they decided to add an original song or two, perhaps by Rodgers and Hammerstein . But it was soon agreed that the project should feature all new songs and be a musical rather than a play. Details of the history of the von Trapp family were altered for the musical. The real Georg von Trapp did live with his family in a villa in Aigen , a suburb of Salzburg . He wrote to

13837-685: The role of Maria. The cast recording made in 1961 was the first time a major overseas production featuring Australian artists was transferred to disc. In 1988, the Moon Troupe of Takarazuka Revue performed the musical at the Bow Hall (Takarazuka, Hyōgo ). Harukaze Hitomi and Gou Mayuka starred. A 1990 New York City Opera production, directed by Oscar Hammerstein II 's son, James, featured Debby Boone as Maria, Laurence Guittard as Captain von Trapp, and Werner Klemperer as Max. An Australian revival played in

13974-524: The romantic comedy Must Love Dogs (2005), Terrence Malick 's historical drama The New World (2005), and the romantic drama The Lake House (2006). In 2009, Plummer gave a voice performance for Pixar 's animated film Up where he played the antagonistic character Charles Muntz. That same year he also lent his voice in Tim Burton -produced action/science fiction film 9 playing elder leader 1. In 2000, Plummer played Sir David Maxwell Fyfe in

14111-497: The runners-up, stalling as much as possible. When he announces that the first prize goes to the von Trapps and they do not appear, the Nazis start a search. The family hides at the Abbey, and Sister Margaretta tells them that the borders have been closed. Rolf comes upon them and calls his lieutenant, but after seeing Liesl he changes his mind and tells him they aren't there. The Nazis leave, and

14248-499: The same common touch ... same sharp features, goodwill, and glowing personality that makes music sound intimate and familiar" and stated that "the best of the Sound of Music is Rodgers and Hammerstein in good form". However, he said, the libretto "has the hackneyed look of the musical theatre replaced with Oklahoma! in 1943. It is disappointing to see the American musical stage succumbing to

14385-507: The score that have been issued over the years. The soundtrack from the 2013 NBC television production starring Carrie Underwood and Stephen Moyer was released on CD and digital download in December 2013 on the Sony Masterworks label. Also featured on the album are Audra McDonald , Laura Benanti and Christian Borle . Christopher Plummer Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer CC (December 13, 1929 – February 5, 2021)

14522-783: The stage at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in August 2008 in a critically acclaimed performance as Julius Caesar in George Bernard Shaw 's Caesar and Cleopatra directed by Tony Award winner Des McAnuff ; this production was videotaped and shown in high definition in Canadian cinemas on January 31, 2009 (with an encore presentation on February 23, 2009) and broadcast on April 4, 2009, on Bravo! in Canada. In 2009 and 2010, Plummer starred in two stage to screen adaptations of

14659-441: The storm. Maria sings " The Lonely Goatherd " to distract them. Captain von Trapp arrives a month later from Vienna with Baroness Elsa Schraeder and Max Detweiler. Elsa tells Max that something is preventing the Captain from marrying her. He opines that only poor people have the time for great romances ("How Can Love Survive"). Rolf enters, looking for Liesl, and greets them with " Heil ". The Captain orders him away, saying that he

14796-481: The strengths and built-in limitations of the entire enterprise. This actor grapples arrestingly with his early bouts of conscience, as horrible imaginings send Macbeth's heart knocking at his ribs." From 1993 to 1995, he narrated the animated television series Madeline , for which he received an Emmy Award , as well as the animated television series The World of David the Gnome . He appeared with Jason Robards in

14933-560: The telegram. He explains that the German Navy holds him in high regard, offers him the commission, and tells him to report immediately to Bremerhaven to assume command. Maria says that he cannot leave immediately, as they are all singing in the Festival concert; and the Admiral agrees to wait. At the concert, after the von Trapps sing an elaborate reprise of "Do-Re-Mi", Max brings out the Captain's guitar. Captain von Trapp sings " Edelweiss ", as

15070-521: The tight re-shooting and editing schedule; it was eventually pushed back to December 25. For his role, Plummer earned Golden Globe , BAFTA and Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. He starred in the Rian Johnson directed mystery thriller ensemble film Knives Out (2019) alongside Ana de Armas , Daniel Craig , Chris Evans , Don Johnson , Jamie Lee Curtis , Lakeith Stanfield and Michael Shannon . Plummer plays Harlan Thrombey,

15207-605: The title character in the 2002 film adaptation of Charles Dickens novel Nicholas Nickleby , Arthur Case in Spike Lee 's film Inside Man (2006), and the philosopher Aristotle in Alexander , alongside Colin Farrell . In 2004, Plummer briefly played John Adams Gates in the Disney adventure film National Treasure . He also appeared in Stephen Gaghan 's drama Syriana (2005),

15344-767: The title role in Henry V , which subsequently was performed that year at the Edinburgh Festival . He played the title role in Hamlet and Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night at Stratford in 1957. The following year, he played Leontes in The Winter's Tale , Bardolph in Henry IV, Part 1 , and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing . In 1959, Plummer appeared in Elia Kazan 's successful Broadway production of Archibald MacLeish 's Pulitzer Prize -winning play J.B. ; Plummer

15481-499: The two new songs written for the film version and the three Broadway songs they replace, as well as a previously unrecorded verse of "An Ordinary Couple"". The 2006 London revival was recorded and has been released on the Decca Broadway label. There have been numerous studio cast albums and foreign cast albums issued, though many have only received regional distribution. According to the cast album database, there are 62 recordings of

15618-408: The von Trapp Bierhall opened down the hill from the Lodge, serving food and beverages. A cemetery in the grounds of the Lodge contains the graves of several family members, including Maria and Georg. The Sound of Music The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers , lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II , and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse . It is based on

15755-761: The von Trapps flee over the Alps as the nuns reprise "Climb Ev'ry Mountain". The Sound of Music premiered at New Haven's Shubert Theatre where it played an eight-performance tryout in October and November 1959 before another short tryout in Boston. The musical then opened on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on November 16, 1959, moved to the Mark Hellinger Theatre on November 6, 1962, and closed on June 15, 1963, after 1,443 performances. The director

15892-502: The western tip of the Island of Montreal . He spoke English and French fluently. As a schoolboy, he began studying to be a concert pianist, but developed a love for theatre at an early age, and began acting while he was attending the High School of Montreal . He took up acting after watching Laurence Olivier 's film Henry V (1944). He learned the basics of acting as an apprentice with

16029-403: The winner at the 84th Academy Awards . Plummer's win made him, at age 82, the oldest actor to win an Academy Award. When he accepted the award, he quipped: "You're only two years older than me, darling. Where have you been all my life?" In 2011, he appeared in the feature-length documentary The Captains . The film, written and directed by William Shatner , sees Shatner interview Plummer at

16166-549: The works of William Shakespeare on the subject of love, arranged by Plummer. His co-stars were Zoe Caldwell , Bibi Andersson and Leonard Nimoy . Plummer played "Edgar" in E. L. Doctorow 's Drinks before Dinner with the New York Shakespeare Festival at the Public/Newman Theatre in New York City in 1978. He appeared as Herod Antipas in the television miniseries Jesus of Nazareth (1977) alongside

16303-434: Was Vincent J. Donehue , and the choreographer was Joe Layton . The original cast included Mary Martin as Maria, Theodore Bikel as Captain Georg von Trapp, Patricia Neway as Mother Abbess, Kurt Kasznar as Max Detweiler, Marion Marlowe as Elsa Schraeder, Brian Davies as Rolf, Lauri Peters as Liesl and Muriel O'Malley as Sister Margaretta. Patricia Brooks , June Card and Tatiana Troyanos were ensemble members in

16440-403: Was "a bit bored with the character". He said: "Although we worked hard enough to make him interesting, it was a bit like flogging a dead horse. And the subject matter is not mine. I mean, it can't appeal to every person in the world." However, he admitted that the film itself was well made and was proud to be associated with a film with such mass appeal. "But it was a very well-made movie, and it's

16577-406: Was a Canadian actor. His career spanned seven decades, gaining him recognition for his performances in film, stage and television. His accolades included an Academy Award , two Tony Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards , making him the only Canadian recipient of the " Triple Crown of Acting ". He also received a BAFTA Award , a Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award , as well as

16714-507: Was a patron of Theatre Museum Canada . He was a member of The Players social club in New York City . Plummer died at his home in Weston, on February 5, 2021, at the age of 91. According to Taylor, he died two and a half weeks after a fall that resulted in a blow to the head. A statement released by the family announced that Plummer had died peacefully with Taylor by his side. Following

16851-603: Was directed by Martin Connor and starred Lucy O'Byrne as Maria. A 2016 Australian tour of the Lloyd Webber production, directed by Sams, included stops in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide. The cast included Amy Lehpamer as Maria, Cameron Daddo as Captain Von Trapp, Marina Prior as Baroness Schraeder and Lorraine Bayly as Frau Schmidt. The choreographer was Arlene Phillips . On March 2, 1965, 20th Century Fox released

16988-452: Was followed by a UK national tour, described below. The first Australian production opened at Melbourne 's Princess Theatre in 1961 and ran for three years. The production was directed by Charles Hickman, with musical numbers staged by Ernest Parham. The cast included June Bronhill as Maria, Peter Graves as Captain von Trapp and Rosina Raisbeck as Mother Abbess. A touring company then played for years, with Vanessa Lee (Graves' wife) in

17125-501: Was married three times. His first wife was actress Tammy Grimes , whom he married in 1956. Their marriage lasted four years, and they had a daughter together, the actress Amanda Plummer . He was next married to British entertainment journalist Patricia Lewis. Prior to their marriage they were involved in a major car crash outside Buckingham Palace after leaving The Establishment club in Soho (owned by comedian-actor Peter Cook ). Plummer

17262-577: Was nominated for Best Featured Actress category as a single nominee, even though two of the children were boys. Martha Wright replaced Martin in the role of Maria on Broadway in October 1961, followed by Karen Gantz in July 1962, Jeannie Carson in August 1962 and Nancy Dussault in September 1962. Jon Voight , who later married co-star Lauri Peters, was a replacement for Rolf from September 1961 to June 1962. The national tour starred Florence Henderson as Maria and Beatrice Krebs as Mother Abbess. It opened at

17399-455: Was nominated for his first Tony for Best Actor in Play . ( J.B. also won Tonys for Best Play and for Kazan's direction.) He appeared in the live television drama Little Moon of Alban with Julie Harris , for which he received his first Emmy Award nomination. He also appeared with Harris in the 1958 television adaptation of Johnny Belinda and played Torvald Helmer to Harris' Nora in

17536-430: Was nominated for the same award for his performances in The Last Station (2009) and All the Money in the World (2017). His other notable films include The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), Somewhere in Time (1980), The Man Who Planted Trees (1987), Malcolm X (1992), The Insider (1999), A Beautiful Mind (2001), The New World (2005), Syriana (2005), Inside Man (2006), The Girl with

17673-515: Was patent lawyer and agent F. B. Fetherstonhaugh . Plummer was also a cousin of a Canadian classical pianist Janina Fialkowska and a second cousin of British actor Nigel Bruce , known for portraying Doctor Watson to Basil Rathbone 's Sherlock Holmes . Plummer's parents separated shortly after his birth, and he was brought up mainly by his mother in the Abbott family home in Senneville, Quebec , on

17810-417: Was released by Canada Post on October 13, 2021. Plummer is one of the few performers to have received the Triple Crown of Acting , and he is the only Canadian to accomplish this feat. He has received an Academy Award , two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Tony Awards . He has also received a BAFTA Award , a Golden Globe Award , a Independent Spirit Award and Screen Actors Guild Award . In 2012, he won

17947-457: Was selected by public voting as the winner of the show. In early 2007, Fisher suffered from a heavy cold that prevented her from performing for two weeks. To prevent further disruptions, an alternate Maria, Aoife Mulholland , a fellow contestant on How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria? , played Maria on Monday evenings and Wednesday matinee performances. Simon Shepherd was originally cast as Captain von Trapp, but after two preview performances he

18084-439: Was set to play the lead for a film adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear , to be filmed in the summer, in Newfoundland , under director Des McAnuff . He died before filming commenced. Plummer wrote for the stage, television and concert-hall. He and Sir Neville Marriner rearranged William Shakespeare 's Henry V with Sir William Walton 's music as a concert piece. They recorded the work with Marriner's chamber orchestra

18221-399: Was the 1974 adaptation of Arthur Miller 's After the Fall , in which he played Quentin (a part originated on Broadway by Jason Robards ) opposite Faye Dunaway 's Maggie. Plummer acted in Lovers and Madmen at the Opera House at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in 1973 and in Love and Master Will at the same venue in 1975. Love and Master Will consisted of selections from

18358-446: Was the first stage production to incorporate the two additional songs ("Something Good" and "I Have Confidence") that Richard Rodgers composed for the film version. "My Favorite Things" had a similar context to the film version, while the short verse "A Bell is No Bell" was extended into a full-length song for Maria and the Mother Abbess. "The Lonely Goatherd" was set in a new scene at a village fair. The cast recording of this production

18495-695: Was the first to be recorded digitally. It was released on CD for the first time in 2010 by the UK label Pet Sounds and included two bonus tracks from the original single issued by Epic to promote the production. Director Susan H. Schulman staged the first Broadway revival of The Sound of Music , with Rebecca Luker as Maria and Michael Siberry as Captain von Trapp. It also featured Patti Cohenour as Mother Abbess, Jan Maxwell as Elsa Schraeder, Fred Applegate as Max Detweiler, Dashiell Eaves as Rolf, Patricia Conolly as Frau Schmidt and Laura Benanti , in her Broadway debut, as Luker's understudy . Later, Luker and Siberry were replaced by Richard Chamberlain as

18632-434: Was uninjured, but Lewis was in a coma for several weeks; they married May 4, 1962 after her recovery and were divorced in 1967. Three years after his second divorce, Plummer married actress Elaine Taylor on October 2, 1970. They lived in Weston, Connecticut . Plummer had no children with either his second or his third wife. Plummer's memoir, In Spite of Myself , was published by Alfred A. Knopf in November 2008. He

18769-427: Was withdrawn from the production, and Alexander Hanson moved into the role in time for the official opening date along with Lesley Garrett as the Mother Abbess. After Garrett left, Margaret Preece took the role. The cast also featured Lauren Ward as the Baroness, Ian Gelder as Max, Sophie Bould as Liesl, and Neil McDermott as Rolf. Other notable replacements included Simon Burke and Simon MacCorkindale as

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