Rosmarie Trapp, whose family inspired 'Sound of Music,' dies

EXCLUSIVE: Shout! Studios has acquired North American rights to screen adaptation The Magic Flute, which is executive-produced by Roland Emmerich.

kicked off the Platinum Party at the Palace tribute concert outside Buckingham Palace.But many viewers might not have known the real origins of the ursine celebrity who hails from “darkest Peru” — yet was actually inspired by Jewish refugee children.Author Michael Bond, who passed away in 2017 at the age of 91, decided to write a book about an orphaned cub sent to England after spotting a toy bear alone on a shelf at Selfridge’s department store on Christmas Eve in 1956.“It looked rather forlorn,” he told The Sunday Telegraph, so he purchased the bear as a stocking stuffer for his wife and began to write a story about it. Less than two weeks later, he had a completed novel which was sold for 75 pounds.Bond revealed that while writing the first book, “A Bear Called Paddington,” he was partly inspired by vivid memories he had of seeing Jewish refugee children pass through the train station in his hometown of London, on their way to London from Nazi-dominated Europe ahead of World War II.The Kindertransport was an organized rescue effort that saw nearly 10,000 predominantly Jewish children from Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia and Poland settled in British foster homes and farms.

Family is challenging as it, but it can be even worse when you’re a teenage girl dealing with the fraught cycles of body insecurity and weight issues. That’s essentially the premise of “Family Dinner,” a horror-thriller film from Austrian writer-director Peter Hengl, making its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival next week (technically now known as the Tribeca Festival, but old habits die hard).

The partner of a young mum who died suddenly aged just 26 has spoken of the moment he realised something was gravely wrong.

Austrian writer-director Sebastian Meise has been named president of the Jury at this year’s Sarajevo Film Festival. He’ll be joined on his jury by screenwriter and producer Lucile Hadžihalilović, writer-director Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović, actor Milan Marić and producer and senior consultant for international co-productions Katriel Schory.

Stuttgart sporting director Sven Mislintat believes the club will struggle to keep hold of Manchester United-linked striker Sasa Kalajdzic this summer.

the eldest child of famed Captain Georg Johannes von Trapp and Maria Augusta (Kutschera) von Trapp, who inspired “The Sound of Music” — has died at age 93. Her cause of death has not been revealed but an obituary noted that she passed away May 13 while surrounded by loved ones at a nursing home in Morrisville, Vermont. “Her kindness, generosity, and colorful spirit were legendary, and she had a positive impact on countless lives,” her obituary reads.

Friends actor Mike Hagerty tragically passed away after suffering from an adverse reaction to an antibiotic, TMZ reported on Sunday. According to the outlet, the 67-year-old had been recovering from an infection in one of his legs but hadn’t been feeling well. With filming on season two of his show Somebody Somewhere due to start soon, his doctor sent him to the hospital to receive further treatment for the infection with an antibiotic.

A Scots family feared their beloved puppy could have died after he swallowed a sock whole - for the THIRD time.

The family of an 82-year-old Scots gran killed onboard a bus when the driver slammed on the brakes have hit out after he dodged jail.

She competed as a Division 1 athlete, fought for social justice, earned two Emmy nominations for her work as an "Extra" correspondent, and made history as the oldest woman to ever win the Miss USA pageant. So why did Cheslie Kryst commit suicide at age 30? Former 2019 Miss USA Cheslie Kryst committed suicide Jan.