Some of Leven's notable art direction credits include ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND (1938), THE FLYING DEUCES (1939), SECOND CHORUS (1940), HELLO, FRISCO, HELLO (1943), THE SHOCKING MISS PILGRIM (1947), MR. PEABODY AND THE MERMAID (1948), CRISS CROSS (1949), SUDDEN FEAR and THE STAR (both 1953), THE SILVER CHALICE (1954) and JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL (1973). As a production designer, some of his notable credits include THE SHANGHAI GESTURE (1941), THE JACKIE ROBINSON STORY (1950), DONOVAN'S BRAIN (1953), 1956: GIANT (1956), ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959), WEST SIDE STORY (1961), TWO FOR THE SEESAW (1962), STRAIT-JACKET (1964), THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965), THE SAND PEBBLES (1966), STAR! (1968), THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN and HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WANDA JUNE (both 1971), THE NEW CENTURIONS (1972), SHANKS (1974), MANDINGO (1975), NEW YORK, NEW YORK (1977), THE LAST WALTZ and MATILDA (both 1978), THE KING OF COMEDY (1983), FLETCH (1985), WILDCATS and his last film, THE COLOR OF MONEY (both 1986).
Nominated for Interior Decoration 1938: ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND - Art Direction (w. Bernard Herzbrun)
Nominated for Interior Decoration (Black and White) 1942: THE SHANGHAI GESTURE - Art Direction
Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1956: GIANT - Art Direction
Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1961: WEST SIDE STORY - Art Direction
Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1965: THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Art Direction
Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1966: THE SAND PEBBLES - Art Direction
Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration 1968: STAR! - Art Direction
Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration 1971: THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN - Art Direction (w. William H. Tuntke)
Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration 1986: THE COLOR OF MONEY - Art Direction
9 nominations, 1 Award