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  • BIRTH 25/12/1888
  • DEATH 20/03/1960
  • Country Russia
  • SHOW 1
  • SCRIPT 15

Sonya Levien

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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.

Sonya Levien

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The Academy Awards
The Academy Awards
Self
1953

Script (15)

Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis
1951
In Old Chicago
In Old Chicago
1938
Bhowani Junction
Bhowani Junction
1956
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl
1941
Drums Along the Mohawk
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
1955
Pepe
Pepe
1960
The Warrior's Husband
The Warrior's Husband
1933
Interrupted Melody
Interrupted Melody
1955
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
Lucky Star
Lucky Star
1929
Rhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue
1945
State Fair
State Fair
1933
Berkeley Square
Berkeley Square
1933
The Brat
The Brat
1931