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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. 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
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. Born Sonya Opesken in 1888 in Panimunik, a small Jewish village within the Russian Empire, she emigrated with her family to the ...
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!
Mar 9, 2022 · The life of Sonya Levien (1888–1960) reads like a rags-to-riches fairy tale. But it is also a story of fortitude, feminism, and the ability to balance personal, family, and financial ambitions.
Apr 15, 2017 · Dr. Rosenbloom introduced Sonya Levien by showing a picture of her and asking the audience what they saw when they looked at her. Some in the audience said “flapper”, and Dr. Rosenbloom confirmed that that was closer to what the image would conjure up, as opposed to anarchist.
