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Sonya Levien

Writing
1888-12-25 - 1960-03-20
Panimunik, Russia Empire
Also known as: Sonya Hovey, Соня Левин

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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.

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Ziegfeld Girl
6.6
Ziegfeld Girl

Screenplay

Oklahoma!
6.6
Oklahoma!

Screenplay

The Merry Widow
6.3
The Merry Widow

Screenplay

Quo Vadis
7.1
Quo Vadis

Screenplay

Mr. Skitch
7.3
Mr. Skitch

Writer

First Love
10.0
First Love

Story

Cass Timberlane
6.0
Cass Timberlane

Adaptation

In Old Chicago
6.7
In Old Chicago

Screenplay

State Fair
6.6
State Fair

Adaptation

Cheated Love
10.0
Cheated Love

Writer

Cavalcade
5.5
Cavalcade

Continuity

Jeanne Eagels
6.2
Jeanne Eagels

Screenplay

As Husbands Go
8.0
Bhowani Junction
6.1
Bhowani Junction

Screenplay

Frozen Justice
3.7
Hit the Deck
5.0
Hit the Deck

Screenplay

They Had to See Paris
6.4
They Had to See Paris

Scenario Writer

State Fair
4.9
State Fair

Adaptation

Pepe
6.4
Pepe

Story

Navy Wife
6.0
Navy Wife

Writer

A Harp in Hock
7.0
Reunion
7.0
Reunion

Writer

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