Sonya Levien
Writing
- Born
- December 25, 1888 · Panimunik, Russia Empire
- Died
- March 20, 1960 (age 71)
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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.
Known for
Quo Vadis
November 8, 1951
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
August 31, 1939
Oklahoma!
October 10, 1955
Cavalcade
February 8, 1933
Drums Along the Mohawk
November 10, 1939
State Fair
August 29, 1945
Pepe
December 21, 1960
In Old Chicago
April 15, 1938
Lucky Star
August 18, 1929
Ziegfeld Girl
April 25, 1941
Bhowani Junction
May 1, 1956
The Valley of Decision
May 3, 1945
Behind the camera70
- 1962State Fair Adaptation
- 1960Pepe Story
- 1957Jeanne Eagels Screenplay
- 1956Bhowani Junction Screenplay
- 1955Oklahoma! Screenplay
- 1955Interrupted Melody Writer
- 1955Hit the Deck Screenplay
- 1954The Student Prince Screenplay
- 1952The Merry Widow Screenplay
- 1951Quo Vadis Screenplay