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 73
Movies 72
Writer 58
Screenplay 10
TV Shows 1
self 1
Writer

State Fair (1962)
Movie
Writer

Pepe (1960)
Movie
Screenplay

Bhowani Junction (1956)
Movie
Screenplay

Oklahoma! (1955)
Movie
2
Screenplay

Hit the Deck (1955)
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Screenplay

The Merry Widow (1952)
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Screenplay

Quo Vadis (1951)
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6
Adaptation

Cass Timberlane (1947)
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State Fair (1945)
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Screenplay

The Valley of Decision (1945)
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Screenplay

Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
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The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
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Kidnapped (1938)
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Reunion (1936)
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Paddy O'Day (1936)
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Navy Wife (1935)
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Mr. Skitch (1933)
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Screenplay

Berkeley Square (1933)
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State Fair (1933)
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Cavalcade (1933)
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6
Writer

Delicious (1931)
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Surrender (1931)
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The Brat (1931)
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Lightnin' (1930)
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Liliom (1930)
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Lucky Star (1929)
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Screenplay

The Younger Generation (1929)
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The Exciters (1923)
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Writer

Pink Gods (1922)
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First Love (1921)
Movie
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Cheated Love (1921)
Movie
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderFemale
Birthday1888-12-25
Deathday1960-03-19 (71 years old)
Birth PlacePanemunė, Lithuania
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsSonya Hovey, Соня Левин
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
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