Basics:
Commandant Georg Ritter von Trapp headed the Austrian singing family portrayed in The Sound of Music. His exploits at sea in World War I earned him numerous decorations, including elevation to the Austrian nobility.
Looked like this in real life:
Looked like this in the movies:
Good father
Dashingly handsome
Resistant to the Nazi takeover of Austria
Can sing and play the guitar
Can dance
Willing to give up a baroness for a nun
Cons:
Already has 7 children
Slightly rigid
Probably pretentious
May slip back into the habit of calling family members with whistle blows
4 comments:
First of all, THANKS Natalie for such a good nomination. Who doesn't love Captain von Trapp?!?
I was pleasantly surprised to see that "real life" captain wasn't unattractive (back when the mustache was in). But sigh! for Christopher Plummer.
I don't have much to add to Natalie's great list. Here are my additions (a mixture of real life and reel life):
Pros:
*The man can work a gazeebo!
*Likes to take long walks through the mountains
*A man in uniform--with medals to boot!
Cons:
*Was a Navy man (Unless he's a SEAL, I'm more of a Marine kind of girl.) Trivia Tidbit: Pretty cool that as a Navy man he married the granddaughter of the man who invented the torpedo.
*Married rich and lived off her money
*Commanded U-boats, the kind of sub that sank many of our men during the War
i never really pictured myself with the captain but i did like the forbidden love of the oldest daughter. that was romantic! and i love when she danced around the gazebo.
I have nothing to add to this one. Good nomination!
marmee: i had forgotten about what's his name! Isn't he the one who held them hostage and then didn't pull the trigger? i don't think they ended up together, did they?
mjm: yah, it was a good pick. but now i can't stop singing, "nothing comes from nothing/nothing ever could/so somewhere in my youth or childhood/i must have done something good..."
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