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Christopher Plummer the actor known as the lead actor Captain Georg von Trapp of the classic musical The sound of music, is dead. He was 91 years old.
The sound of music
Born in 1929, the Canadian actor, who was the great-grandson of Canadian Prime Minister Sir John Abbott, was best known for appearing in the classic musical The sound of music from 1965 alongside British actress Julie Andrews. He sang the song Edelweiss in the film which also became an iconic song – and also a favorite song of our Mashable Benelux editor Georgina Lara Booth. Plummer played Captain Georg von Trapp, the father of the Von Trapp musical family who wanted to flee Austria during World War II.
The film, based on the musical of the same name by Rodgers and Hammerstein, was so successful that it won five Oscars, including “Best Picture” and “Best Director” for director Robert Wise who also won an Oscar. for the making of the film. Classic musical film West Side Story. In 2001 The sound of music for “the cultural, aesthetic and historical significance included in the National Film Registry of the US Library of Congress.
We are saddened to learn of the passing of Christopher Plummer. His legacy as captain will live on forever in THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Our thoughts are with his loved ones during this time. ♥ ️ pic.twitter.com/hDV3q1opzJ
– The sound of music (@SoundofMusic) February 5, 2021
Successful actor
Beside The sound of musicPlummer was also a successful Shakespearean theater actor who had appeared in over 50 plays and won seven Tony Awards. He began acting in plays at his high school in Montreal where he was approached by a theater critic to play the role of Oedipus in a production. Subsequently, Plummer starred in various Canadian television shows and Shakespeare before ending up in the United States and making his Broadway debut in 1953 in production. The Starcross Story.
Oldest Oscar winner
Plummer won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 2010 for the film Beginners at the age of 82. This made him the oldest actor to ever win an Oscar. He was then nominated for the film at the age of 88 All the money in the world (2017) in which he played the role of American oil baron J. Paul Getty. He reprized the role of Kevin Spacey at the last minute after Spacey was accused of sexual harassment of underage boys. With this role, Plummer became the oldest Oscar nominated actor.
So long, farewell, Christopher Plummer. A very talented actor who will never be forgotten by his fans – young and old.
