 Trapp died of lung cancer on 30 May 1947 in Stowe, Vermont.The Captain has been portrayed in various adaptations of his family's life such as "The Sound of Music," both the 1965 film and the Broadway musical, as well as two German films, "The Trapp Family" (1956) and "The Trapp Family in America" (1958).However, these adaptations often altered the portrayal of the Captain.