Sonya Levien

Sonya Levien

Infobox actor
name = Sonya Levien
birthdate = birth date|1888|12|25
birthplace = Russia
deathdate = death date and age|1960|3|19|1888|12|25
deathplace = Hollywood, California, USA
othername = Sonya Hovey
occupation = Screenwriter
spouses = Carl Hovey (?-1956)
yearsactive = 1921 - 1962
academyawards = Best Original Screenplay
1955 "Interrupted Melody"

Sonya Levien (December 25, 1888 – March 19, 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".

She was born in Russia and died in Hollywood, California.

elected filmography

* State Fair (1962)
* Jeanne Eagels (1957)
* Bhowani Junction (1956)
* Oklahoma! (1955)
* Interrupted Melody (1955)
* The Student Prince (1954)
* The Merry Widow (1952)
* Quo Vadis (1951)
* The Green Years (1946)
* State Fair (1945)
* The Valley of Decision (1945)
* Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
* The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
* Four Men and a Prayer (1938)
* In Old Chicago (1937)
* The White Parade (1934)
* Change of Heart (1934)
* State Fair (1933)
* Cavalcade (1933)
* Delicious (1931)
* The Brat (1931)
* Lucky Star (1929)
* Behind That Curtain (1929)
* The Power of the Press (1928)
* A Ship Comes In (1928)
* The Princess from Hoboken (1927)
* Salome of the Tenements (1925)

External links

*imdb|0397022|Sonya Levien

Persondata
NAME= Levien, Sonya
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH= 25 December, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH= Russia
DATE OF DEATH= 19 March, 1960
PLACE OF DEATH= Hollywood, California


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