Duane Chase Explained

Duane Chase
Birth Date:	1951 (age)^[1]

Duane Chase (born) is an American software engineer and former actor who appeared as Kurt von Trapp in The Sound of Music (1965). He also had a small role in the family film Follow Me, Boys! (1966) and played Danny Matthews in The Big Valley for one episode.

Biography

In the summer of 1969, Chase joined the United States Forest Service in Santa Barbara, California, after graduating from Rolling Hills High School of Rolling Hills, California.^[2] Chase then enrolled at the University of California, Santa Barbara and graduated in 1976 with a B.S. in geology. After working at a Chevron refinery in Denver for a year, he then enrolled at the University of Alabama and earned a master's degree in geology.^{[3] [4]}

Personal life

He lives in Washington and is returning to wildlife and forestry work.^[5] He is married to Petra Maria, a registered nurse who was born in Hamburg, Germany.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021-02-05 . 'The Sound of Music's von Trapp kids: Where is the cast now? . 2024-02-09 . en-US.
2. Web site: The senior class. Rolling Hills High School Class of 1969. March 13, 2013.
3. Web site: West. Betty. Mountains get new meaning for UA student. The Tuscaloosa News. 2.
4. Web site: Notable alumni: Art. University of California, Santa Barbara. March 13, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044707/http://www.ucsbalum.com/newsevents/notable/art. March 4, 2016. dead.
5. Web site: Showbiz Analysis with The Sound of Music's Duane Chase . Berk, Nancy. Parade. November 25, 2013. September 18, 2016.