The Sound of Music (film) of the film; the actor accepted after being assured that he could work with Lehman to improve the character; Plummer later described himself as having become quite arrogant at the time, "spoiled by too many great theater roles". Wise also spent considerable time and effort on casting the secondary characters. For the role of Max Detweiler, Wise initially considered Victor Borge, Noël Coward, and Hal Holbrook among others before deciding on Richard Haydn. For the character of Baroness Elsa Schraeder, Wise looked for a "name" actress—Andrews and Plummer were not yet widely known to film audiences—and decided on Eleanor Parker.
Marion Marlowe reached no. 14 on "Billboard"s chart of "Most Played by Jockeys" in 1955. On May 6, 1955, Marlowe married television producer Larry Puck, who also had been fired by Godfrey. Marlowe later pursued a career as a stage actress, most notably as the Baroness, Elsa Schraeder, in "The Sound of Music," from 1959 to 1963. Marlowe died of natural causes in Tucson, Arizona on March 24, 2012, aged 83. Marion Marlowe Marion Marlowe (born Marion Townsend; March 7, 1929 – March 24, 2012) was an American singer and actress. She is best known for her recordings of "The Man in