The ugly is very appealing to man. It's instinct. One shrinks from the ugly, yet wants to look at it. There's a devilish fascination in it. We extract pleasure from horror.

She won the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay in 1955 for the film Interrupted Melody. Sonya Levien (December 25 1888 – March 19 1960) was a Russian screenwriter. She wrote for 72 films between 1921 and 1962.

Sonya Levien (December 25 1888 – March 19 1960) was a Russian screenwriter. She wrote for 72 films between 1921 and 1962. She was born in Russia and died in Hollywood California.