Sonya Levien

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Female

Birthday 1888-12-25

Deathday 1960-03-20 (71 years old)

Place of Birth Panimunik, Russia Empire

Also Known As Sonya Hovey, Соня Левин

Sonya Levien

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.

Known For

Writer

1962
State Fair

as Adaptation

1960
Pepe

as Story

1957
Jeanne Eagels

as Screenplay

1956
Bhowani Junction

as Screenplay

1955
1955
Hit the Deck

as Screenplay

1955
Oklahoma!

as Screenplay

1954
The Student Prince

as Screenplay

1952
The Merry Widow

as Screenplay

1951
Quo Vadis

as Screenplay

1948
1947
Cass Timberlane

as Adaptation

1946
The Green Years

as Screenplay

1945
1945
1945
State Fair

as Adaptation

1941
Ziegfeld Girl

as Screenplay

1939
1939
1938
In Old Chicago

as Screenplay

1938
Four Men and a Prayer

as Screenplay

1938
1938
Kidnapped

as Screenplay

1938
Kidnapped

as Writer

1936
Reunion

as Writer

1936
The Country Doctor

as Screenplay

1936
Paddy O'Day

as Story

1935
Navy Wife

as Writer

1935
1934
Change of Heart

as Screenplay

1934
As Husbands Go

as Writer

1933
Berkeley Square

as Screenplay

1933
State Fair

as Screenplay

1933
1933
Mr. Skitch

as Writer

1932
1932
After Tomorrow

as Screenplay

1931
Surrender

as Writer

1931
Daddy Long Legs

as Writer

1931
Delicious

as Writer

1931
The Brat

as Writer

1931
1930
Liliom

as Screenplay

1930
Liliom

as Dialogue

1930
Lightnin'

as Writer

1930
So This Is London

as Screenplay

1930
Song o' My Heart

as Screenplay

1929
1929
Frozen Justice

as Writer

1929
Lucky Star

as Writer

1929
South Sea Rose

as Writer

1929
Trial Marriage

as Screenplay

1929
They Had to See Paris

as Screenplay

1929
1928
A Ship Comes In

as Writer

1927
The Heart Thief

as Writer

1927
A Harp in Hock

as Writer

1926
1923
The Exciters

as Writer

1922
Pink Gods

as Writer

1922
1921
Cheated Love

as Writer

1921
First Love

as Story

1919

Director

1933
Cavalcade

as Continuity

Actor

1953
The Oscars

as Self