Sonya Levien
Sonya Levien

Sonya Levien

Known forWriting

GenderFemale

BirthdayTue Dec 25 1888

DeathdaySun Mar 20 1960

Place of birthPanimunik, Russia Empire

Also known asSonya 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.

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