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Sonya Levien

Sonya Hovey | Соня Левин

About the person
Career:

Writing

Date of birth:
1888-12-25
Place of birth:

Panimunik, Russia Empire

Gender:

Female

Popularity:

0

Date of death

1960-03-20

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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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