Writing
Sonya Levien
EN cinema · 70 credits
Born
25 December 1888
Died
20 March 1960 (aged 71)
Birthplace
Panimunik, Russia Empire
Also known as Sonya Hovey · Соня Левин
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.
Known for
Filmography
State Fair
Adaptation
Pepe
Story
Jeanne Eagels
Screenplay
Bhowani Junction
Screenplay
Hit the Deck
Screenplay
Oklahoma!
Screenplay
The Student Prince
Screenplay
The Merry Widow
Screenplay
Quo Vadis
Screenplay
Three Daring Daughters
Screenplay
Cass Timberlane
Adaptation
The Green Years
Screenplay
The Valley of Decision
Screenplay
State Fair
Adaptation
Ziegfeld Girl
Screenplay
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Screenplay
Drums Along the Mohawk
Screenplay
In Old Chicago
Screenplay
Four Men and a Prayer
Screenplay
The Cowboy and the Lady
Screenplay
Kidnapped
Screenplay, Writer
Reunion
Writer
The Country Doctor
Screenplay
Navy Wife
Writer
Change of Heart
Screenplay
Berkeley Square
Screenplay
State Fair
Screenplay
Mr. Skitch
Writer
Cavalcade
Continuity
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Screenplay
After Tomorrow
Screenplay
Surrender
Writer
Delicious
Writer
The Brat
Writer
Liliom
Screenplay, Dialogue
Lightnin'
Writer
So This Is London
Screenplay
Song o' My Heart
Screenplay
Lucky Star
Writer
Trial Marriage
Screenplay
The Younger Generation
Screenplay
They Had to See Paris
Scenario Writer
Why Girls Go Back Home
Screenplay
The Exciters
Writer
Pink Gods
Writer
