Sonya Levien
Writing

Sonya Levien

Born 25 December 1888 · Panimunik, Russia Empire · Died 20 March 1960

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

Quo Vadis
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Oklahoma!
Drums Along the Mohawk
In Old Chicago
Pepe
Lucky Star
Ziegfeld Girl
Bhowani Junction
The Valley of Decision
State Fair
The Cowboy and the Lady
Pepe
Jeanne Eagels
Bhowani Junction
Interrupted Melody
Hit the Deck
Oklahoma!
The Student Prince
The Merry Widow
Quo Vadis
Three Daring Daughters
The Green Years
Rhapsody in Blue
The Valley of Decision
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Ziegfeld Girl
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Drums Along the Mohawk
In Old Chicago
Four Men and a Prayer
The Cowboy and the Lady
Kidnapped
Reunion
The Country Doctor
Paddy O'Day
Navy Wife
Here's to Romance
Change of Heart
As Husbands Go
Berkeley Square
State Fair
The Warrior's Husband
Mr. Skitch
Tess of the Storm Country
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
After Tomorrow
Surrender
Daddy Long Legs
Delicious
The Brat
The Man Who Came Back
Liliom
Lightnin'
So This Is London
Song o' My Heart
Behind That Curtain
Frozen Justice
Lucky Star
South Sea Rose
Trial Marriage
The Younger Generation
A Ship Comes In
The Power of the Press
The Princess from Hoboken
The Heart Thief
A Harp in Hock
Christine of the Big Tops
Why Girls Go Back Home
Salome of the Tenements
The Exciters
The Snow Bride
Pink Gods
The Top of New York
Cheated Love
First Love
Who Will Marry Me?
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