Mary Martin last performance in "The Sound of Music." She is being recorded on stage.
Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein, Leland Hayward and the Hallidays
(Mary Martin and Richard Halliday) were the original investors in the TSOM.
Yet, the initial profits from the film soundtrack were divided between Rodgers and TheHammerstein estate. It's unclear if Rodgers knew, probably not. But, Halliday and Hayward won in arbitration. Martin remained friends with Rodgers, but never worked with him again.