Sonya Levien
| Sonya Levien | |
|---|---|
| Born |
25 December 1888 Russia |
| Died |
19 March 1960 (aged 71) Hollywood, California, USA |
| Other names | Sonya Hovey |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1921-1962 |
Sonya Levien (25 December 1888 – 19 March 1960) was a Russian screenwriter. She wrote for 72 films between 1921 and 1962. She won the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay in 1955 for the film Interrupted Melody.[1]
She was born in Russia and died in Hollywood, California.
Selected filmography
- Salome of the Tenements (1925)
- The Princess from Hoboken (1927)
- A Ship Comes In (1928)
- The Power of the Press (1928)
- Behind That Curtain (1929)
- Lucky Star (1929)
- So This Is London (1930)
- The Brat (1931)
- Delicious (1931)
- Cavalcade (1933)
- State Fair (1933)
- Change of Heart (1934)
- The White Parade (1934)
- In Old Chicago (1937)
- Four Men and a Prayer (1938)
- The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
- Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
- The Valley of Decision (1945)
- State Fair (1945)
- The Green Years (1946)
- Quo Vadis (1951)
- The Merry Widow (1952)
- The Student Prince (1954)
- Interrupted Melody (1955)
- Oklahoma! (1955)
- Bhowani Junction (1956)
- Jeanne Eagels (1957)
- State Fair (1962)
References
- ↑ "The 28th Academy Awards (1956) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
External links
- Sonya Levien at the Internet Movie Database
- Sonya Levien at the Women Film Pioneers Project
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