SONYA LEVIEN


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  • Born: December 25, 1888
  • Died: March 19, 1960
  • Nationality: Australian
  • Profession: Screenwriter

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.