Johanna von Trapp
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Johanna Karolina von Trapp (7 September 1919 – 25 November 1994) was the sixth child of Georg Ludwig von Trapp and his first wife Agathe Whitehead . She was a member of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives were the inspiration for the play and film The Sound of Music
. She was portrayed as the character "Marta".
with her siblings: Rupert von Trapp
(1911–1992) Agathe von Trapp
(1913–2010), Maria Franziska von Trapp
(born 1914), Werner von Trapp
(1915–2007) and Hedwig von Trapp
(1917–1972). The last sister Martina von Trapp
(1921–1951) was born in Klosterneuburg (Austria). The von Trapp Family moved from Zell-am-See to Klosterneuburg
, because their home, a lake hotel called "Kitzsteinhorn", was flooded. Before living in the hotel, the von Trapp Family had lived on a farm called "Erlhof" near Agathe Whitehead von Trapp's mother and sisters.
In 1922, when von Trapp was nearly three years old, her mother died of scarlet fever
and was buried in Klosterneuburg. The family moved to Salzburg-Aigen in 1925.
In 1927, father Georg Ludwig von Trapp was remarried to Maria Augusta Kutschera
. Georg and Maria Augusta had three children together: Rosemarie von Trapp (born 1929), Eleonore von Trapp (born 1931), and Johannes von Trapp
(born 1939).
She became a naturalized United States citizen
in 1948.
.
Von Trapp married Ernst Florian Winter
on Easter Monday in 1948 and had seven children. She lived with her family—four daughters and three sons (Ernst Florian Winter Jr. died in 1969 in his early teens)—in Austria and America.
She worked together with her sisters Agathe and Maria Franziska in 1993 on an exhibition in Salzburg. In 1994 she died in Vienna after the effects of a stroke at the age of 75. She was buried in Vienna.
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers...
. She was portrayed as the character "Marta".
Early life
Johanna was named after her paternal aunt. Von Trapp had brown hair and brown eyes. She grew up in Zell am SeeZell am See
Zell am See is the capital city of the Zell am See district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. The city has about 10,000 inhabitants.Zell am See is a tourist destination and a transportation hub for the region...
with her siblings: Rupert von Trapp
Rupert von Trapp
Rupert Georg von Trapp was a member of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives were the inspiration for the play and film The Sound of Music. He was portrayed as the character "Friedrich".-Biography:...
(1911–1992) Agathe von Trapp
Agathe von Trapp
Agathe Johanna Erwina Gobertina von Trapp was the eldest daughter of Georg von Trapp and Agathe Whitehead. She was a member of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives were the inspiration for the play and film The Sound of Music...
(1913–2010), Maria Franziska von Trapp
Maria F. von Trapp
Maria Agatha Franziska Gobertina von Trapp is the second-oldest daughter of Georg Ludwig von Trapp and Agatha Whitehead von Trapp. She was a member of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives were the inspiration for the musical play The Sound of Music...
(born 1914), Werner von Trapp
Werner von Trapp
Werner Ritter von Trapp was the second-oldest son of Georg Ritter von Trapp and Agathe Whitehead. He was a member of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives were the inspiration for the play and movie The Sound of Music...
(1915–2007) and Hedwig von Trapp
Hedwig von Trapp
Hedwig Maria Adolphine Gobertina von Trapp was the fifth child of Georg Ludwig von Trapp and his first wife Agathe Whitehead . She was a member of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives were the inspiration for the play and movie The Sound of Music...
(1917–1972). The last sister Martina von Trapp
Martina von Trapp
Martina von Trapp was a member of the Trapp Family Singers and was the seventh child of Georg Ludwig von Trapp and his first wife, Agathe Whitehead. She was a member of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives were the inspiration for the play and movie The Sound of Music...
(1921–1951) was born in Klosterneuburg (Austria). The von Trapp Family moved from Zell-am-See to Klosterneuburg
Klosterneuburg
Klosterneuburg is an attractive small town in Lower Austria, Austria with a population of 24,442.It is located on the Danube, immediately north of Vienna, from which it is separated by the Kahlenberg and Leopoldsberg hills...
, because their home, a lake hotel called "Kitzsteinhorn", was flooded. Before living in the hotel, the von Trapp Family had lived on a farm called "Erlhof" near Agathe Whitehead von Trapp's mother and sisters.
In 1922, when von Trapp was nearly three years old, her mother died of scarlet fever
Scarlet fever
Scarlet fever is a disease caused by exotoxin released by Streptococcus pyogenes. Once a major cause of death, it is now effectively treated with antibiotics...
and was buried in Klosterneuburg. The family moved to Salzburg-Aigen in 1925.
In 1927, father Georg Ludwig von Trapp was remarried to Maria Augusta Kutschera
Maria von Trapp
Maria Augusta von Trapp , also known as Baroness Maria von Trapp, was the stepmother and matriarch of the Trapp Family Singers...
. Georg and Maria Augusta had three children together: Rosemarie von Trapp (born 1929), Eleonore von Trapp (born 1931), and Johannes von Trapp
Johannes von Trapp
Johannes von Trapp is a former member of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives were the inspiration for the play and movie The Sound of Music...
(born 1939).
She became a naturalized United States citizen
United States nationality law
Article I, section 8, clause 4 of the United States Constitution expressly gives the United States Congress the power to establish a uniform rule of naturalization. The Immigration and Naturalization Act sets forth the legal requirements for the acquisition of, and divestiture from, citizenship of...
in 1948.
Career
The family left Austria in summer of 1938 and went to America when she was nearly nineteen years old. She sang first soprano in the family chorus together with her sister Agathe von TrappAgathe von Trapp
Agathe Johanna Erwina Gobertina von Trapp was the eldest daughter of Georg von Trapp and Agathe Whitehead. She was a member of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives were the inspiration for the play and film The Sound of Music...
.
Von Trapp married Ernst Florian Winter
Ernst Florian Winter
Ernst Florian Winter is an Austrian-American historian and political scientist, first director of the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna after World War II and chairman of the International Council of the Austrian Service Abroad....
on Easter Monday in 1948 and had seven children. She lived with her family—four daughters and three sons (Ernst Florian Winter Jr. died in 1969 in his early teens)—in Austria and America.
She worked together with her sisters Agathe and Maria Franziska in 1993 on an exhibition in Salzburg. In 1994 she died in Vienna after the effects of a stroke at the age of 75. She was buried in Vienna.
External links
- http://www.trappfamily.com (The Homepage of the Trapp Family)
- http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/vlsmarble/rtrivia.html&date=2009-10-26+00:00:47 (Differences between the real Trapp Family and the story of "The Sound of Music")
- http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2005/winter/von-trapps.html (Some Information about the Trapp Family)
- http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/exhibits/von-trapp.html (Other Information about Johanna)
- http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=von+trapp&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=22158317& (Johanna's Birth - and Deathday)
- https://www.wien.gv.at/grabauskunft/internet/suche.aspx (Johanna's Grave in Vienna)