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Sonya Levien(1888-1960)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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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 Will Rogers films and for Fox studios during the 1930s. She wrote for a number of studios including RKO and Warner Bros., but most of her work was with MGM.
BornDecember 25, 1888
DiedMarch 19, 1960(71)
BornDecember 25, 1888
DiedMarch 19, 1960(71)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

Interrupted Melody (1955)
Interrupted Melody
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1955
Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae in Oklahoma! (1955)
Oklahoma!
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1955
Lew Ayres, Sally Eilers, Janet Gaynor, and Will Rogers in State Fair (1933)
State Fair
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1933
Ann Blyth and Mario Lanza in The Great Caruso (1951)
The Great Caruso
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1951

Credits

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Writer



  • Ann-Margret, Pat Boone, Bobby Darin, and Pamela Tiffin in State Fair (1962)
    State Fair
    5.9
    • adaptation
    • 1962
  • Pepe (1960)
    Pepe
    5.5
    • screen story
    • 1960
  • Kim Novak and Jeff Chandler in Jeanne Eagels (1957)
    Jeanne Eagels
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1957
  • The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955)
    The 20th Century-Fox Hour
    7.1
    TV Series
    • based on a screenplay by
    • 1957
  • Ava Gardner in Bhowani Junction (1956)
    Bhowani Junction
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1956
  • Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae in Oklahoma! (1955)
    Oklahoma!
    7.0
    • screen play
    • 1955
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1955
  • Interrupted Melody (1955)
    Interrupted Melody
    6.7
    • written by
    • 1955
  • Debbie Reynolds, Jane Powell, Vic Damone, Tony Martin, Ann Miller, and Russ Tamblyn in Hit the Deck (1955)
    Hit the Deck
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1955
  • Ann Blyth, John Ericson, and Edmund Purdom in The Student Prince (1954)
    The Student Prince
    6.5
    • written for the screen by
    • 1954
  • Lana Turner and Fernando Lamas in The Merry Widow (1952)
    The Merry Widow
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • 1952
  • Deborah Kerr, Robert Taylor, Peter Ustinov, and Patricia Laffan in Quo Vadis (1951)
    Quo Vadis
    7.1
    • screen play
    • 1951
  • Ann Blyth and Mario Lanza in The Great Caruso (1951)
    The Great Caruso
    6.5
    • written by
    • 1951
  • Ann E. Todd, Jane Powell, Elinor Donahue, José Iturbi, and Jeanette MacDonald in Three Daring Daughters (1948)
    Three Daring Daughters
    6.2
    • original screenplay
    • 1948
  • Spencer Tracy, Lana Turner, and Zachary Scott in Cass Timberlane (1947)
    Cass Timberlane
    6.4
    • adaptation
    • 1947

Script and Continuity Department



  • Diana Wynyard in Cavalcade (1933)
    Cavalcade
    5.7
    • continuity
    • 1933
  • Joan Bennett in She Wanted a Millionaire (1932)
    She Wanted a Millionaire
    5.8
    • continuity
    • 1932
  • Christine of the Big Tops (1926)
    Christine of the Big Tops
    • continuity
    • 1926

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Sonya Hovey
  • Born
    • December 25, 1888
    • Panimunik, Russia Empire
  • Died
    • March 19, 1960
    • Hollywood, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Carl HoveyOctober 23, 1917 - June 25, 1956 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Tamara Hovey
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 15 Articles

Did you know

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    Mother with writer Carl Hovey of screenwriter Tamara Hovey and composer Serge Hovey.

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