The Sound Of Music Eleanor Parker

Eleanor parker played baroness schraeder in the 1965 movie the sound of music.

The sound of music eleanor parker. All the obituaries identified eleanor parker as the actress who played elsa elberfeld in the sound of music the baroness who releases her fiancé captain von trapp christopher plummer from his vows so he can marry julie andrews singing ex nun. At age 18 parker was signed by warner brothers in 1941. Eleanor jean parker june 26 1922 december 9 2013 was an american actress who appeared in some 80 movies and television series. She was was so serious about becoming a thespian that she attended the rice summer theatre on martha s vineyard in massachusetts.

Parker played the second female lead in the film losing out on a marriage to captain von trapp because he fell in love. The sound of music 1965 eleanor parker. Eleanor jean parker was born on june 26 1922 in cedarville ohio the last of three children born to a mathematics teacher and his wife. Showing all 21 items jump to.

The sound of music. The baroness in the sound of music who specialised in playing characters who were sad flawed or despicable daily coronavirus briefing no hype just the advice and analysis you need. Somewhere out there is a lady who i think will never be a nun. Eleanor parker who was nominated three times for a best actress oscar but whose best known role was a supporting one as the marriage minded baroness in the sound of music died on monday.

Eleanor caught the acting bug early and began performing in school plays. Eleanor parker in the sound of music for me hers is the best acting of the entire movie pedro i think one of the things the movie does to improve on the stage show is removing the baroness and max s songs. She was nominated three times for the oscar for best. In rodgers and hammerstein s 1965 blockbuster movie musical parker is the one.

That s a little like elegizing paul newman for his popcorn. Eleanor parker a versatile leading lady of the 1940s 50s and 60s who earned three oscar nominations none of which were for her best known role as the baroness in the sound of music. Name eleanor jean parker date of birth 26th june 1922. An actress of notable versatility she was called woman of a thousand faces by doug mcclelland author of a biography of parker by the same title.