The show "Baroness" produced by the real von Trapp family has been mired in drama after one scriptwriter allegedly tried to take over.about the famous “The Sound of Music” von Trapp family has been plunged into drama after a writer allegedly tried to stage a coup and take over the production.
That caused massive drama, particularly as the von Trapps gave over their rights years, culminating in the 1965 movie starring Julie Andrews as Maria and Christopher Plummer as Georg von Trapp. The von Trapp family made their living as a singing group touring in the US after their escape from the Nazis. Maria sold her memoir for just $9,000.Rodgers and Hammerstein then purchased the story to turn it into a Broadway show, and sold the movie rights for the show to 20th Century Fox.