Sonya Levien

Sonya Levien
From a 1925 magazine
Born(1888-12-25)25 December 1888
Died19 March 1960(1960-03-19) (aged 71)
Other namesSonya Hovey
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1921–1960
Spouses
Carl Hovey
(m. 1917; died 1956)

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.