Sonya Levien | |
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Born | |
Died | 19 March 1960 | (aged 71)
Other names | Sonya Hovey |
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Years active | 1921–1960 |
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.