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Sonya Levien
Writer, Additional Credits
Born December 25, 1888Died March 20, 1960 (71 years)
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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 (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
| 1957 | Jeanne Eagels · as Screenplay |
| 1956 | Bhowani Junction · as Screenplay |
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| 1955 | Hit the Deck · as Screenplay |
| 1954 | The Student Prince · as Screenplay |
| 1952 | The Merry Widow · as Screenplay |
| 1951 | Quo Vadis · as Screenplay |
| 1948 | Three Daring Daughters · as Screenplay |
| 1946 | The Green Years · as Screenplay |
| 1945 | |
| 1945 | The Valley of Decision · as Screenplay |
| 1941 | Ziegfeld Girl · as Screenplay |
| 1939 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame · as Screenplay |
| 1939 | Drums Along the Mohawk · as Screenplay |
| 1938 | The Cowboy and the Lady · as Screenplay |
| 1938 | Kidnapped · as Screenplay |
| 1938 | Four Men and a Prayer · as Screenplay |
| 1938 | In Old Chicago · as Screenplay |
| 1936 | Ramona · as Contributing Writer |
| 1936 | The Country Doctor · as Screenplay |
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| 1935 | Curly Top · as Contributing Writer |
| 1934 | Change of Heart · as Screenplay |
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| 1933 | Berkeley Square · as Screenplay |
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| 1933 | State Fair · as Screenplay |
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| 1932 | Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm · as Screenplay |
| 1932 | Society Girl · as Contributing Writer |
| 1932 | After Tomorrow · as Screenplay |
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| 1930 | Song o' My Heart · as Screenplay |
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| 1929 | The Younger Generation · as Screenplay |
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| 1925 |