Sonya Levien
Sonya Levien · Arts & Literature
Pioneering woman screenwriter; Interrupted Melody (Academy Award 1955)
1888, Panemunė, Russian Empire (now Lithuania) — 1960, Los Angeles, United States
Russian Empire · United States
Sonya Levien is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Pioneering woman screenwriter; Interrupted Melody (Academy Award 1955)
Sonya Levien was a pioneering woman screenwriter whose long Hollywood career spanned dozens of films; she won the Academy Award for Best Story for 'Interrupted Melody' (1955). Born in the Russian Empire, she immigrated to the United States and became one of the era's most prolific studio writers. She came from a Jewish family.
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Pioneering woman screenwriter; Interrupted Melody (Academy Award 1955)
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