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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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…
Known for
- The Oscars — Self1953
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- jurist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- journalism
- Image
- Sonya Levien - Jul 1925 EH.jpg
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- start of work period
- 1919-00-00
- end of work period
- 1960-00-00
- date of birth
- 1888-12-25
- date of death
- 1960-03-19
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Sonya Levien
- related category
- Category:Films with screenplays by Sonya Levien
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
- place of burial
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery
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