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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.
- Screenwriter
- 19 March 1960 (aged 71), Hollywood, California, USA
- 1921–1960
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.
- Writer, Script And Continuity Department
- December 25, 1888
- Sonya Levien
- 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 ...
While she claimed to be attracted to the teachings of Orthodox Judaism, Sonya Levien was a secular Jew. Her youthful activism vanished, and in political Hollywood, she was known for being apolitical.
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
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.
Levien, Sonya (1888–1960) Russian-American screenwriter who won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Interrupted Melody.
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