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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
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 ...
Sonya Levien. Writer. Script and Continuity Department. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. 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. Levien wrote several screenplays for ...
- Writer, Script And Continuity Department
- December 25, 1888
- Sonya Levien
- March 19, 1960
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!
Overview. Born. December 25, 1888 · Panimunik, Russia Empire. Died. March 19, 1960 · Hollywood, California, USA (undisclosed) Birth name. Sara Opesken. Mini Bio. Sonya, a graduate with a law degree from New York University, briefly practiced law before becoming a magazine editor and fiction writer.
- 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.
Born near Moscow, Russia, on December 25, 1888; died on March 19, 1960, in Hollywood, California; graduated from New York University with a law degree; married Carl Hovey, in 1917; children: two, including daughter Tamara Gold Hovey (a screenwriter and biographer). Filmography as writer or co-writer:
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