8.0
8.0
Christine of the Big Tops
1926
Writer
Sonya Levien
Writing
Born:December 25, 1888
Died:March 20, 1960(aged 71)
Birthplace:Panimunik, Russia Empire
Nationality:United States
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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 Melody.
Filmography (56 movies)
7.6
7.6
Lucky Star
1929
Writer
7.3
7.3
The Valley of Decision
1945
Screenplay
7.3
7.3
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
Screenplay
7.1
7.1
Quo Vadis
1951
Screenplay
7.0
7.0
So This Is London
1930
Screenplay
6.8
6.8
Liliom
1930
Screenplay
6.6
6.6
In Old Chicago
1938
Screenplay
6.6
6.6
Oklahoma!
1955
Screenplay
6.5
6.5
The Younger Generation
1929
Screenplay
6.4
6.4
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
Screenplay
6.4
6.4
Ziegfeld Girl
1941
Screenplay
6.3
6.3
Four Men and a Prayer
1938
Screenplay
6.3
6.3
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
Screenplay
6.3
6.3
The Green Years
1946
Screenplay
6.3
6.3
The Merry Widow
1952
Screenplay
6.2
6.2
Change of Heart
1934
Screenplay
6.2
6.2
State Fair
1933
Screenplay
6.2
6.2
The Power of the Press
1928
Writer
6.2
6.2
Delicious
1931
Writer
6.1
6.1
The Student Prince
1954
Screenplay
6.0
6.0
Mr. Skitch
1933
Writer
6.0
6.0
Jeanne Eagels
1957
Screenplay
6.0
6.0
The Country Doctor
1936
Screenplay
6.0
6.0
Tess of the Storm Country
1932
Writer
5.9
5.9
Bhowani Junction
1956
Screenplay
5.8
5.8
After Tomorrow
1932
Screenplay
5.7
5.7
Three Daring Daughters
1948
Screenplay
5.7
5.7
Berkeley Square
1933
Screenplay
5.5
5.5
Interrupted Melody
1955
Writer
5.5
5.5
A Ship Comes In
1928
Writer
5.2
5.2
The Brat
1931
Writer
5.0
5.0
Surrender
1931
Writer
5.0
5.0
Navy Wife
1935
Writer
4.7
4.7
Kidnapped
1938
Writer
4.6
4.6
Hit the Deck
1955
Screenplay
4.1
4.1
Song o' My Heart
1930
Screenplay
4.0
4.0
Daddy Long Legs
1931
Writer
3.7
3.7
Lightnin'
1930
Writer
3.7
3.7
Behind That Curtain
1929
Writer
3.4
3.4
The Man Who Came Back
1931
Writer
1.0
1.0
Frozen Justice
1929
Writer
The Warrior's Husband
1933
Writer
Pink Gods
1922
Writer
The Exciters
1923
Writer
South Sea Rose
1929
Writer
Trial Marriage
1929
Screenplay
Salome of the Tenements
1925
Writer
Cheated Love
1921
Writer
The Princess from Hoboken
1927
Writer
The Heart Thief
1927
Writer
As Husbands Go
1934
Writer
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1932
Screenplay
Reunion
1936
Writer
A Harp in Hock
1927
Writer
Why Girls Go Back Home
1926
Screenplay
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