Sound of Music actress Eleanor Parker dies @ 91

 

Eleanor Parker received three Oscar nominations in six years

Actress Eleanor Parker, who was best known for playing the baroness in The Sound of Music, has died aged 91 in California.

Family friend Richard Gale said she died on Monday due to complications from pneumonia in Palm Springs.

Parker was nominated for Oscars three times - in 1951, 1952 and 1956.

Her co-star Christopher Plummer described her as "one of the most beautiful ladies I have ever known - both as a person and as a beauty".

He added: "I hardly believe the sad news, for I was sure she was enchanted and would live forever."

The actress began her career after being discovered at the Pasadena Playhouse.

She then signed a contract with Warner Bros, for whom she played minor roles until she was cast in the lead of 1946 film Of Human Bondage.

 

Eleanor Parker appeared with Errol Flynn in the film Never Say Goodbye

 

 

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