Sonya Levien
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- December 25, 1888
- Died
- March 20, 1960 (aged 71)
- Birthplace
- Panimunik, Russia Empire
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
Filmography
State Fair
Movie · Adaptation
Pepe
Movie · Story
Jeanne Eagels
Movie · Screenplay
Bhowani Junction
Movie · Screenplay
Interrupted Melody
Movie · Writer
Hit the Deck
Movie · Screenplay
Oklahoma!
Movie · Screenplay
The Student Prince
Movie · Screenplay
The Merry Widow
Movie · Screenplay
Quo Vadis
Movie · Screenplay
Three Daring Daughters
Movie · Screenplay
Cass Timberlane
Movie · Adaptation
The Green Years
Movie · Screenplay
Rhapsody in Blue
Movie · Story
The Valley of Decision
Movie · Screenplay
State Fair
Movie · Adaptation
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Movie · Story
Ziegfeld Girl
Movie · Screenplay
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Movie · Screenplay
Drums Along the Mohawk
Movie · Screenplay
In Old Chicago
Movie · Screenplay
Four Men and a Prayer
Movie · Screenplay
The Cowboy and the Lady
Movie · Screenplay
Kidnapped
Movie · Screenplay, Writer
Reunion
Movie · Writer
The Country Doctor
Movie · Screenplay
Paddy O'Day
Movie · Story
Navy Wife
Movie · Writer
Here's to Romance
Movie · Story
Change of Heart
Movie · Screenplay
As Husbands Go
Movie · Writer
Berkeley Square
Movie · Screenplay
State Fair
Movie · Screenplay
The Warrior's Husband
Movie · Writer
Mr. Skitch
Movie · Writer
Tess of the Storm Country
Movie · Writer
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Movie · Screenplay
After Tomorrow
Movie · Screenplay
Surrender
Movie · Writer
Daddy Long Legs
Movie · Writer
Delicious
Movie · Writer
The Brat
Movie · Writer
The Man Who Came Back
Movie · Writer
Liliom
Movie · Dialogue, Screenplay
Lightnin'
Movie · Writer
Song o' My Heart
Movie · Screenplay
So This Is London
Movie · Screenplay
Behind That Curtain
Movie · Writer
Frozen Justice
Movie · Writer
Lucky Star
Movie · Writer
South Sea Rose
Movie · Writer
Trial Marriage
Movie · Screenplay
The Younger Generation
Movie · Screenplay
They Had to See Paris
Movie · Scenario Writer
A Ship Comes In
Movie · Writer
The Power of the Press
Movie · Writer
The Princess from Hoboken
Movie · Writer
The Heart Thief
Movie · Writer
A Harp in Hock
Movie · Writer
Christine of the Big Tops
Movie · Writer
Why Girls Go Back Home
Movie · Screenplay
Salome of the Tenements
Movie · Writer
The Exciters
Movie · Writer
The Snow Bride
Movie · Writer
Pink Gods
Movie · Writer
The Top of New York
Movie · Story
Cheated Love
Movie · Writer
First Love
Movie · Story
Who Will Marry Me?
Movie · Story