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Sonya Levien

Known for: Writing

Biography: 1888-12-25

Deathday: 1960-03-20 (71 years old)

Biography

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Sonya Levien (born Sara Opesken; 25 December 1888 – 19 March 1960) was a Russian-born American screenwriter. She became one of the highest earning female screenwriters in Hollywood in the 1930s and would help a number of directors and film stars transition from silent films to talkies. In 1955 she received an Academy Award for her screenplay Interrupted Melody.

Filmography

all 75

Movies 74

Writer 70

TV Shows 1

self 1

Sonya Levien

Biography

Filmography

all 75

Movies 74

Writer 70

TV Shows 1

self 1

Screenplay 1

State Fair (1962)

Pepe (1960)

Jeanne Eagels (1957)

Bhowani Junction (1956)

Oklahoma! (1955)

Interrupted Melody (1955)

Hit the Deck (1955)

The Student Prince (1954)

The Oscars (1953)

The Merry Widow (1952)

Quo Vadis (1951)

The Great Caruso (1951)

Three Daring Daughters (1948)

Cass Timberlane (1947)

The Green Years (1946)

State Fair (1945)

Rhapsody in Blue (1945)

The Valley of Decision (1945)

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)

Ziegfeld Girl (1941)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)

The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)

Kidnapped (1938)

Four Men and a Prayer (1938)

In Old Chicago (1938)

Reunion (1936)

Ramona (1936)

The Country Doctor (1936)

Paddy O'Day (1936)

Here's to Romance (1935)

Navy Wife (1935)

Curly Top (1935)

The White Parade (1934)

Change of Heart (1934)

As Husbands Go (1934)

Mr. Skitch (1933)

Berkeley Square (1933)

The Warrior's Husband (1933)

State Fair (1933)

Cavalcade (1933)

Tess of the Storm Country (1932)

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1932)

After Tomorrow (1932)

She Wanted a Millionaire (1932)

Delicious (1931)

Surrender (1931)

The Brat (1931)

Daddy Long Legs (1931)

The Man Who Came Back (1931)

Lightnin' (1930)

Liliom (1930)

So This Is London (1930)

Song o' My Heart (1930)

South Sea Rose (1929)

Frozen Justice (1929)

They Had to See Paris (1929)

Lucky Star (1929)

Behind That Curtain (1929)

Trial Marriage (1929)

The Younger Generation (1929)

The Power of the Press (1928)

A Ship Comes In (1928)

A Harp in Hock (1927)

The Heart Thief (1927)

The Princess from Hoboken (1927)

Christine of the Big Tops (1926)

Why Girls Go Back Home (1926)

Salome of the Tenements (1925)

The Exciters (1923)

Pink Gods (1922)

Known For
Writing

Gender
Female

Birthday
1888-12-25

Deathday
1960-03-20 (71 years old)

Birth Place
Panemunė, Lithuania

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Sonya Hovey, Соня Левин

Awards
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay