Sonya Levien

Sonya Hovey

Birth Date

12/25/1888 (Age 71)

Birth Place

Panimunik, Russia Empire

Death Date

3/20/1960

Departments

Writing

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.