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Sonya Levien

Sonya Levien

Writer · 1888–1960 · Panimunik, Russia Empire

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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.

Wrote 69

1960s

  1. 1962

    State Fair

    Adaptation

  2. 1960

    Pepe

    Story

1950s

  1. 1957

    Jeanne Eagels

    Screenplay

  2. 1956

    Bhowani Junction

    Screenplay

  3. 1955

    Oklahoma!

    Screenplay

    74

  4. Interrupted Melody

    Writer

  5. Hit the Deck

    Screenplay

    62
  6. 1954

    The Student Prince

    Screenplay

    62
  7. 1952

    The Merry Widow

    Screenplay

  8. 1951

    Quo Vadis

    Screenplay

    73

1940s

  1. 1948

    Three Daring Daughters

    Screenplay

  2. 1947

    Cass Timberlane

    Adaptation

  3. 1946

    The Green Years

    Screenplay

    68
  4. 1945

    State Fair

    Adaptation

  5. Rhapsody in Blue

    Story

  6. The Valley of Decision

    Screenplay

    73
  7. 1943

    The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

    Story

  8. 1941

    Ziegfeld Girl

    Screenplay

    67

1930s

  1. 1939

    Drums Along the Mohawk

    Screenplay

  2. The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    Screenplay

    81
  3. 1938

    The Cowboy and the Lady

    Screenplay

    64

  4. Kidnapped

    Screenplay, Writer

  5. Four Men and a Prayer

    Screenplay

  6. In Old Chicago

    Screenplay

  7. 1936

    Reunion

    Writer

  8. The Country Doctor

    Screenplay

  9. Paddy O'Day

    Story

  10. 1935

    Here's to Romance

    Story

  11. Navy Wife

    Writer

  12. 1934

    Change of Heart

    Screenplay

  13. As Husbands Go

    Writer

  14. 1933

    Mr. Skitch

    Writer

  15. Berkeley Square

    Screenplay

  16. The Warrior's Husband

    Writer

  17. State Fair

    Screenplay

  18. 1932

    Tess of the Storm Country

    Writer

  19. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

    Screenplay

  20. After Tomorrow

    Screenplay

  21. 1931

    Delicious

    Writer

  22. Surrender

    Writer

  23. The Brat

    Writer

  24. Daddy Long Legs

    Writer

  25. The Man Who Came Back

    Writer

  26. 1930

    Lightnin'

    Writer

  27. Liliom

    Dialogue, Screenplay

  28. So This Is London

    Screenplay

  29. Song o' My Heart

    Screenplay

1920s

  1. 1929

    South Sea Rose

    Writer

  2. Frozen Justice

    Writer

  3. They Had to See Paris

    Scenario Writer

  4. Lucky Star

    Writer

  5. Behind That Curtain

    Writer

  6. Trial Marriage

    Screenplay

  7. The Younger Generation

    Screenplay

    65
  8. 1928

    The Power of the Press

    Writer

    64

  9. A Ship Comes In

    Writer

  10. 1927

    A Harp in Hock

    Writer

  11. The Heart Thief

    Writer

  12. The Princess from Hoboken

    Writer

  13. 1926

    Christine of the Big Tops

    Writer

  14. Why Girls Go Back Home

    Screenplay

  15. 1925

    Salome of the Tenements

    Writer

  16. 1923

    The Exciters

    Writer

  17. The Snow Bride

    Writer

  18. 1922

    Pink Gods

    Writer

  19. The Top of New York

    Story

  20. 1921

    First Love

    Story

  21. Cheated Love

    Writer

1910s

  1. 1919

    Who Will Marry Me?

    Story

Directed 1

Appearances1