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Sonya Levien
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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. In 1955 she received an Academy Award for her screenplay Interrupted Melody.
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Pepe
Jeanne Eagels
Bhowani Junction
Oklahoma!
Interrupted Melody
Hit the Deck
The Student Prince
The Merry Widow
Quo Vadis
Three Daring Daughters
The Green Years
Rhapsody in Blue
The Valley of Decision
Ziegfeld Girl
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Drums Along the Mohawk
The Cowboy and the Lady
In Old Chicago
Four Men and a Prayer
Kidnapped
Reunion
The Country Doctor
Paddy O'Day
Navy Wife
Here's to Romance
The White Parade
Change of Heart
Mr. Skitch
The Warrior's Husband
State Fair
Berkeley Square
Tess of the Storm Country
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
After Tomorrow
Surrender
The Brat
Daddy Long Legs
The Man Who Came Back
Delicious
Lightnin'
Liliom
So This Is London
Song o' My Heart
Frozen Justice
Trial Marriage
The Younger Generation
Behind That Curtain
Lucky Star
The Power of the Press
A Ship Comes In
The Princess from Hoboken
Why Girls Go Back Home
Pink Gods