Sonya Levien (December 25, 1888 – March 19, 1960) was a Russian screenwriter. She wrote for 72 films between 1921 and 1962. She won the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay in 1955 for the film Interrupted Melody.
She was born in Russia and died in Hollywood, California.
Read more about Sonya Levien: Selected Filmography
Famous quotes by sonya levien:
“True, we’re not great thieves, like the nobles. Our robberies are petty compared to the wholesale plunder of the nation.”
—Sonya Levien (1895–1960)
“[Love is] to be two and at the same time one.”
—Sonya Levien (1895–1960)
“You see, after the war—and don’t forget it lasted a hundred years—thousands of us went from door to door, asking for honest work, and we were whipped for begging. The ruling class didn’t say, ‘Work or starve.’ They said ‘Starve, for you shall not work.’”
—Sonya Levien (1895–1960)
“Small things have a way of overmastering the great.... This small press can destroy a kingdom.”
—Sonya Levien (1895–1960)
“Sanctuary! Sanctuary!”
—Sonya Levien (1895–1960)