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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.
Sonya Levien. Writer: Interrupted Melody. Sonya, a graduate with a law degree from New York University, briefly practiced law before becoming a magazine editor and fiction writer. After several of her stories were adapted to the screen, she became a screenwriter.
- Writer, Script And Continuity Department
- December 25, 1888
- Sonya Levien
- March 19, 1960
Sonya Levien – Women Film Pioneers Project. Bibliography / Filmography / Credit Report / Citation. Print. by Patricia Brett Erens. From a poverty stricken immigrant to one of Hollywood’s highest paid screenwriters, Levien’s life exemplifies the opportunities available to some women during the silent era of filmmaking.
Sonya Levien. Writer: Interrupted Melody. Sonya, a graduate with a law degree from New York University, briefly practiced law before becoming a magazine editor and fiction writer. After several of her stories were adapted to the screen, she became a screenwriter.
- December 25, 1888
- March 19, 1960
Oct 15, 2019 · Sonya Levien. Brett Erens, Patricia. From a poverty stricken immigrant to one of Hollywood’s highest paid screenwriters, Levien’s life exemplifies the opportunities available to some women during the silent era of filmmaking.
Collection Title: Sonya Levien Papers: 1908-1960. Digitized by the California Audiovisual Preservation Project (CAVPP). Contact Information. The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, 626.405.2191, 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, CA 91108, email: libanswers@huntington.org, www.huntington.org. Access-restricted-item. true. Addeddate.
Labor activist and prolific screenwriter Sonya Levien. In Brief. Sonya Levien was one of the most prolific screenwriters of her day, crafting over seventy films ranging from the 1939 Hunchback of Notre Dame to the screen adaptation of Oklahoma!
