Sound of Music star Eleanor Parker dies at 91 Parker's work after The Sound of Music was intermittent, though she appeared in Fantasy Island, Murder, She Wrote and The Love Boat. Other notable films included The Man with the Golden Arm and A Hole in the Head, both opposite Frank Sinatra, and The King and Four Queens with Clark Gable. "I'm primarily a character actress," Parker said in a 1988 interview. I've portrayed so many diverse individuals on the screen that my own personality never emerged. "Eleanor Parker was and is one of the most beautiful ladies I have ever known," Christopher Plummer said in a statement. Both as a person and as a beauty. I hardly believe the sad news for I was sure she was enchanted and would live forever. Parker died at a medical facility near her home in Palm Springs, with her children at her side. IN PICTURES: Frank Sinatra's wives and lovers