Sonya Levien
Known for Writing
- Born
- December 25, 1888
- Birthplace
- Panimunik, Russia Empire
- Died
- March 20, 1960 (aged 71)
- Also known as
- Sonya Hovey, Соня Левин
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.
Latest
State FairAdaptation1962Rating: 4.9 out of 10
PepeStory1960Rating: 6.4 out of 10
Jeanne EagelsScreenplay1957Rating: 6.2 out of 10
Bhowani JunctionScreenplay1956Rating: 6.1 out of 10
Oklahoma!Screenplay1955Rating: 6.6 out of 10
Interrupted MelodyWriter1955Rating: 5.8 out of 10
Hit the DeckScreenplay1955Rating: 5.0 out of 10
The Student PrinceScreenplay1954Rating: 6.3 out of 10
The Merry WidowScreenplay1952Rating: 6.3 out of 10
Quo VadisScreenplay1951Rating: 7.1 out of 10
Three Daring DaughtersScreenplay1948Rating: 5.9 out of 10
Cass TimberlaneAdaptation1947Rating: 6.0 out of 10
The Green YearsScreenplay1946Rating: 6.4 out of 10
State FairAdaptation1945Rating: 6.6 out of 10
Rhapsody in BlueStory1945Rating: 6.6 out of 10
The Valley of DecisionScreenplay1945Rating: 7.2 out of 10
The Amazing Mrs. HollidayStory1943Rating: 6.7 out of 10
Ziegfeld GirlScreenplay1941Rating: 6.6 out of 10
Drums Along the MohawkScreenplay1939Rating: 6.5 out of 10
The Hunchback of Notre DameScreenplay1939Rating: 7.3 out of 10
Known for
- Quo VadisScreenplay1951Rating: 7.1 out of 10
- The Hunchback of Notre DameScreenplay1939Rating: 7.3 out of 10
- Oklahoma!Screenplay1955Rating: 6.6 out of 10
- Drums Along the MohawkScreenplay1939Rating: 6.5 out of 10
CavalcadeContinuity1933Rating: 5.5 out of 10
In Old ChicagoScreenplay1938Rating: 6.7 out of 10- State FairAdaptation1945Rating: 6.6 out of 10
- Ziegfeld GirlScreenplay1941Rating: 6.6 out of 10
- Bhowani JunctionScreenplay1956Rating: 6.1 out of 10
- PepeStory1960Rating: 6.4 out of 10
- The Valley of DecisionScreenplay1945Rating: 7.2 out of 10
The Cowboy and the LadyScreenplay1938Rating: 6.3 out of 10
Filmography
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