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Charmian Carr - Wikipedia Charmian Carr Jump to : navigation , search <Th_colspan="2"> Charmian Carr <Td_colspan="2"> Carr with Anthony Perkins in Evening Primrose ( 1966 ) Charmian Anne Farnon ( 1942 - 12 - 27 ) December 27 , 1942 Chicago , Illinois , U.S. September 17 , 2016 ( 2016 - 09 - 17 ) ( aged 73 ) Los Angeles , California , U.S. Cause of death Dementia Occupation Actress singer Years active 1965 -- 2016 Known for Liesl von Trapp in The Sound of Music Spouse ( s ) Jay Brent ( m . 1967 ; div. 1991 ) Children Website charmiancarr.com Charmian Carr ( born Charmian Anne Farnon ; December 27 , 1942 -- September 17 , 2016 ) was an American actress and singer best known for her role as Liesl , the eldest Von Trapp daughter in the 1965 film version of The Sound of Music . Contents ( hide ) 1 Early life 2 The Sound of Music 3 Later life 4 References 5 External links Early Life ( edit ) Carr was born Charmian Anne Farnon in Chicago , Illinois , the second child of vaudeville actress Rita Oehmen and musician Brian Farnon . The couple divorced in 1957 . She had two sisters , both actresses ( Shannon Farnon and Darleen Carr ) . Her family moved to Los Angeles when she was 10 . While a student at San Fernando High School , Carr was a cheerleader and played basketball and volleyball . `` She had never had a singing lesson and had never tried to act '' before she was signed to be in The Sound of Music . The Sound of Music ( edit ) Carr was attending San Fernando Valley State College , studying speech therapy and philosophy , and working for a doctor , when her mother arranged for her to audition for a role in The Sound of Music . Rita Farnon had n't asked Charmian if she wanted to audition for the part , but Charmian was sure her mother would consider getting a part in a film more important than earning a college diploma . In a newspaper article published November 9 , 1964 , Carr related the story behind the tryout as follows : I was going to college and getting extra spending money by modeling in fashion shows in one of the stores . One of the girls who modeled with me knew that Robert Wise , producer - director of The Sound of Music had been conducting a four - month search for someone to play the part of 16 - year - old Liesl . My friend , without my knowing it , sent in my picture and explained in a note that I sang and danced . I received a call from Mr. Wise to come for a tryout . It took me completely by surprise . Director Robert Wise thought Farnon was too long a surname paired with Charmian . After he had given her a list of single syllable surnames , she chose Carr . She won the role of Liesl over Geraldine Chaplin , Kim Darby , Patty Duke , Shelley Fabares , Teri Garr , Mia Farrow and Lesley Ann Warren . The film was on the whole a very happy experience for her . However , during the filming of her dance scene with Rolf in the gazebo , the costumers had forgotten to put no - slip pads on her shoes , she slid through a window of the gazebo , and she `` had to complete the scene in agony '' . Later Life ( edit ) In 1965 , Carr worked with Van Johnson on a pilot for a television program , Take Her , She 's Mine . Carr then appeared in Evening Primrose , a one - hour musical written by Stephen Sondheim , which aired on ABC Stage 67 in 1966 . The following year , she married a dentist , Jay Brent , and left show business . She and Jay had two daughters , Jennifer and Emily . Later on she became the grandmother of two grandchildren : Emma and Derek . Carr owned an interior design firm , Charmian Carr Designs , in Encino , California , and wrote two books , Forever Liesl and Letters to Liesl . She reunited with many of her co-stars from The Sound of Music on The Oprah Winfrey Show in October 2010 to celebrate the film 's 45th anniversary . In 2014 , Carr recorded `` Edelweiss '' with the great - grandchildren of the von Trapps on the album Dream a Little Dream by the von Trapps and Pink Martini . Carr died in Los Angeles on September 17 , 2016 , from complications related to frontotemporal dementia at the age of 73 . References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Carr , Charmian . Forever Liesl : A Memoir of The Sound of Music . April 3 , 2001 , p. 205 ; ISBN 0 - 14 - 029840 - 1 . ^ Jump up to : Hopper , Hedda ( March 7 , 1965 ) . `` In Hollywood '' . Texas , Harlingen . Valley Morning Star . p. 7 . Retrieved November 26 , 2015 -- via Newspapers.com . ^ Jump up to : `` Real - Life Cinderella Story Makes Actress Of Therapist '' . Ohio , Zanesville . The Times Recorder . November 9 , 1964 . p. 6 . Retrieved November 26 , 2015 -- via Newspapers.com . Jump up ^ Hopper , Hedda ( March 20 , 1964 ) . `` Looking At Hollywood '' . Colorado , Colorado Springs . Colorado Springs Gazette - Telegraph . p. 20 . Retrieved November 26 , 2015 -- via Newspapers.com . Jump up ^ Idato , Michael ( 19 September 2016 ) . `` Sound of Music 's ' Liesl ' dies '' . The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 20 September 2016 . Jump up ^ Carr , Charmian ; Strauss , Jean A.S. ( 2006 ) . Forever Liesl : my the sound of music story . London : Pan Books . p. 24 . ISBN 9780330451000 . Jump up ^ `` Liesl at 64 going on 70 '' . The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 19 September 2016 . Jump up ^ `` Piepenburg , Erik . `` ' 60s Sondheim TV Show Is Now on ( Legal ) DVD , '' ' ' The New York Times ' ' , Monday , October 25 , 2010 `` . Nytimes.com. 2010 - 10 - 25 . Retrieved 2012 - 08 - 20 . Jump up ^ Shearer , Lloyd ( June 3 , 1973 ) . `` Intelligence Report '' . California , Oakland . Oakland Tribune . p. 189 . Retrieved November 26 , 2015 -- via Newspapers.com . Jump up ^ `` Sound of Music ' Liesl ' actress Charmian Carr dies '' . BBC News . 18 September 2016 . Retrieved 19 September 2016 . Jump up ^ Pilkington , Ed ( October 28 , 2010 ) . `` The Sound of Music cast reunite '' . The Guardian . Retrieved September 19 , 2016 . Jump up ^ `` Dream A Little Dream - Pink Martini '' . pinkmartini.com . Jump up ^ `` Charmian Carr , Liesl von Trapp in ' The Sound of Music ' Film , Dies at 73 '' . The New York Times . Associated Press . September 18 , 2016 . 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