Known For
Writing
Gender
Female
Birthday
December 25, 1888
Died
March 20, 1960
Age
71
Place of Birth
Panimunik, Russia Empire
Popularity
0.9
Sonya Levien
Writing
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Also known as
Sonya Hovey · Соня Левин
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7.0
The Oscars
1953 · TV
7.3
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939 · Movie
7.1
Quo Vadis
1951 · Movie
6.6
Oklahoma!
1955 · Movie
6.5
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939 · Movie
7.2
The Valley of Decision
1945 · Movie
6.6
Ziegfeld Girl
1941 · Movie
10.0
First Love
1921 · Movie
6.3
The Merry Widow
1952 · Movie
6.7
In Old Chicago
1938 · Movie
5.5
Cavalcade
1933 · Movie
6.0
Cass Timberlane
1947 · Movie