The hills weren’t the only places that were alive with The Sound of Music in 1965 – the epic musical drama was everywhere, becoming the highest-grossing film of the year. And for five years, it was ...

2.Julie Andrews reportedly signed on to The Sound of Music (and a second picture for 20th Century Fox) for only $225,000, with no share in either film's profits.

Julie Andrews as Maria von Trapp in "The Sound of Music." (20th Century Fox / Alamy)© 20th Century Fox / Alamy ...

When Tiffany Solano talks about playing Maria in The Sound of Music at the Dallas Theater Center, she makes something clear. “I am not Julie Andrews, and I will never be Julie Andrews,” Solano ...

Yet, throughout all those years of watching “The Sound of Music,” Staiger never saw herself as Maria. “To be honest, the character of Maria is a little against my type,” she said.