Sonya Levien
Screenwriter (1888-1960) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 71
Sonya Levien 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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A typical day, 30 days to 20 June 2026
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Jane Darwell Sonya wrote The White Parade and Hit the Deck
Joe Pasternak Produced Three Daring Daughters (1948)
S. N. Behrman Also in Lightnin', Liliom and Daddy Long Legs
Janet Gaynor Sonya wrote State Fair and Delicious
Charles Farrell Also in Lucky Star and Delicious
Pandro S. Berman Produced The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Frank Borzage Directed Lucky Star and Liliom
Will Rogers Also in Lightnin', Mr. Skitch and State Fair
Warner Baxter Sonya wrote First Love and Kidnapped
John Carradine Sonya wrote Four Men and a Prayer and Ramona
Henry King Directed State Fair and In Old Chicago
George Sidney Directed Jeanne Eagels and Pepe
Russell Simpson Sonya wrote Oklahoma!, Ramona and Paddy O'Day
Curtis Bernhardt Directed The Merry Widow and Interrupted Melody
William K. Howard Directed A Ship Comes In and Surrender
Winfield Sheehan Produced State Fair and Change of Heart
Jack Cohn Produced The Power of the Press (1928)
Charles Coburn Also in Rhapsody in Blue and The Green Years
Louise Dresser Also in A Ship Comes In and Lightnin'
Harry Davenport Sonya wrote The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Richard Haydn Sonya wrote Adventure and The Green Years
Montagu Love Sonya wrote Kidnapped and The Country Doctor
Clarence Wilson Sonya wrote Drums Along the Mohawk and Navy Wife
Spencer Charters Also in In Old Chicago (1938)
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Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1888 to 1960 · aged 71
