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Sonya Levien

Writing
1888-12-25 - 1960-03-20
Panimunik, Russia Empire
Also known as: Sonya Hovey, Соня Левин

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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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Quo Vadis
7.1
Quo Vadis

Screenplay

Oklahoma!
6.6
Oklahoma!

Screenplay

Cavalcade
5.5
Cavalcade

Continuity

State Fair
4.8
State Fair

Adaptation

Lightnin'
5.2
Lightnin'

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Ziegfeld Girl
6.7
Ziegfeld Girl

Screenplay

Pepe
6.3
Pepe

Story

Liliom
6.8
Liliom

Screenplay

Liliom
6.8
Liliom

Dialogue

State Fair
6.6
State Fair

Adaptation

Kidnapped
6.0
Kidnapped

Screenplay

Kidnapped
6.0
Kidnapped

Writer

Paddy O'Day
7.0
Paddy O'Day

Story

The Green Years
6.4
The Green Years

Screenplay

State Fair
6.3
State Fair

Screenplay

So This Is London
7.0
So This Is London

Screenplay

Bhowani Junction
6.1
Bhowani Junction

Screenplay

Jeanne Eagels
6.2
Jeanne Eagels

Screenplay

The Brat
5.4
The Brat

Writer

Berkeley Square
5.9
Berkeley Square

Screenplay

Surrender
5.5
Surrender

Writer

In Old Chicago
6.7
In Old Chicago

Screenplay

Reunion
7.0
Reunion

Writer

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