About

Known credits:
71
Birthday:
1888-12-25
Place of birth:
Panimunik, Russia Empire
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Sonya Levien

Overview

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

Directing
1933 Cavalcade Directing Continuity 58
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Writing
1962 State Fair Writing Adaptation 58
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1960 Pepe Writing Story 59
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1957 Jeanne Eagels Writing Screenplay 59
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1956 Bhowani Junction Writing Screenplay 58
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1955 Oklahoma! Writing Screenplay 60
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1955 Interrupted Melody Writing Writer 58
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1955 Hit the Deck Writing Screenplay 58
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1954 The Student Prince Writing Screenplay 59
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1952 The Merry Widow Writing Screenplay 58
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1951 Quo Vadis Writing Screenplay 64
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1948 Three Daring Daughters Writing Screenplay 59
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1947 Cass Timberlane Writing Adaptation 58
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1946 The Green Years Writing Screenplay 59
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1945 State Fair Writing Adaptation 59
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1945 Rhapsody in Blue Writing Story 59
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1945 The Valley of Decision Writing Screenplay 59
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1943 The Amazing Mrs. Holliday Writing Story 59
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1941 Ziegfeld Girl Writing Screenplay 59
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1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Writing Screenplay 62
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1939 Drums Along the Mohawk Writing Screenplay 59
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1938 The Cowboy and the Lady Writing Screenplay 59
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1938 Kidnapped Writing Screenplay 59
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1938 Kidnapped Writing Writer 59
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1938 Four Men and a Prayer Writing Screenplay 59
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1938 In Old Chicago Writing Screenplay 59
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1936 Reunion Writing Writer N/A
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1936 The Country Doctor Writing Screenplay 59
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1936 Paddy O'Day Writing Story 59
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1935 Here's to Romance Writing Story N/A
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1935 Navy Wife Writing Writer 59
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1934 Change of Heart Writing Screenplay 59
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1934 As Husbands Go Writing Writer N/A
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1933 Mr. Skitch Writing Writer 59
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1933 Berkeley Square Writing Screenplay 58
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1933 The Warrior's Husband Writing Writer N/A
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1933 State Fair Writing Screenplay 59
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1932 Tess of the Storm Country Writing Writer 59
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1932 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Writing Screenplay N/A
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1932 After Tomorrow Writing Screenplay 59
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1931 Delicious Writing Writer 59
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1931 Surrender Writing Writer 58
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1931 The Brat Writing Writer 58
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1931 Daddy Long Legs Writing Writer 58
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1931 The Man Who Came Back Writing Writer 58
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1930 Lightnin' Writing Writer 58
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1930 Liliom Writing Screenplay 59
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1930 Liliom Writing Dialogue 59
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1930 So This Is London Writing Screenplay N/A
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1930 Song o' My Heart Writing Screenplay 58
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1929 South Sea Rose Writing Writer N/A
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1929 Frozen Justice Writing Writer 58
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1929 They Had to See Paris Writing Screenplay 59
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1929 Lucky Star Writing Writer 60
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1929 Behind That Curtain Writing Writer 58
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1929 Trial Marriage Writing Screenplay N/A
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1929 The Younger Generation Writing Screenplay 58
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1928 The Power of the Press Writing Writer 59
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1928 A Ship Comes In Writing Writer 59
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1927 A Harp in Hock Writing Writer N/A
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1927 The Heart Thief Writing Writer N/A
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1927 The Princess from Hoboken Writing Writer N/A
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1926 Christine of the Big Tops Writing Writer 59
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1926 Why Girls Go Back Home Writing Screenplay N/A
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1925 Salome of the Tenements Writing Writer N/A
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1923 The Exciters Writing Writer N/A
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1922 Pink Gods Writing Writer N/A
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1922 The Top of New York Writing Story N/A
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1921 First Love Writing Story N/A
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1921 Cheated Love Writing Writer N/A
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1919 Who Will Marry Me? Writing Story N/A
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