Person Details
Birthday: 1888-12-25 18:55:21
Death: 1960-03-20 18:55:21
Aliases: Sonya Hovey
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Russia
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Movie Involvements: 71
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Quo Vadis
(1951) ScreenplayThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1939) ScreenplayOklahoma!
(1955) ScreenplayDrums Along the Mohawk
(1939) ScreenplayCavalcade
(1933) ContinuityPepe
(1960) StoryIn Old Chicago
(1938) ScreenplayState Fair
(1945) AdaptationActing
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| 1933 | Continuity | |
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