Sonya Levien

Screenwriter & Socialist Activist

Black and white portrait of screnenwriter Sonya Levien by Kate Westworth

She was a socialist activist, a supporter of communism and the suffragist movement, she was a secretary, a writer, and a screenwriting genius. Sonya Levien might not be the first name that comes to your mind when thinking Old Hollywood, but she was once one of the highest paid screenwriters of Hollywood and one of the most influential ones.

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