Sonya Levien

Sonya Levien

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Writing

  • Gender

    Female

  • Birthday

    1888-12-25

  • Day of Death

    1960-03-20 (71 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Panimunik, Russia Empire

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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