article_snippet: The original Maria Von Trapp was diddled by agents and managers, who persuaded The original Maria Von Trapp to sell them the global rights to The original Maria Von Trapp story in perpetuity for a paltry flat fee of $10,000, so neither The original Maria Von Trapp nor the family made a further penny cent from any of the adaptations.
article_snippet: Twentieth Century Fox didn’t even invite Maria to the premiere, in case
article_snippet: (The Connie Fisher version lasted from 2006 until 2011.)
article_snippet: (Pre-tax profits of $20 million by 1966 saved Fox from the near-bankruptcy it faced after the Elizabeth Taylor/Richard Burton Cleopatra.)
article_snippet: DVD and Blu-ray sales remain buoyant, with an ever-burgeoning number of special features and documentaries.