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Benita Hume

Benita Hume

Actor · 1906–1967 · London, England, UK

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Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Benita Hume (14 October 1906 – 1 November 1967) was an English film actress. She appeared in 44 films between 1925 and 1955. She was married to actor Ronald Colman from 1938 to his death in 1958. She starred with Colman in both versions of the situation comedy The Halls of Ivy, an NBC Radio program (1949–1952) and a CBS Television show (1954–1955). She also made occasional guest appearances with her husband on The Jack Benny Show on radio, where the Colmans were portrayed as Benny's long-suffering next-door neighbors. She was also married to actor George Sanders from 1959 to her death in 1967. She died in Egerton, Kent, England from bone cancer at age 61.

Acted in 34

1930s

  1. 1938

    Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

    Myrna Daro

  2. 1937

    The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

    Lady Kitty Winton

  3. 1936

    Rainbow on the River

    Julia Layton

  4. Suzy

    Madame Eyrelle

  5. Moonlight Murder

    Diana

  6. The Garden Murder Case

    Nurse Gladys Beeton

  7. 1935

    The Gay Deception

    Miss Channing

  8. 18 Minutes

    Lady Phyllis Pilcott

  9. 1934

    Jew Süss

    Marie Auguste

  10. 1933

    The Worst Woman in Paris?

    Margaret Ann 'Peggy' Vane

  11. Only Yesterday

    Phyllis Emerson

  12. Gambling Ship

    Eleanor La Velle

  13. Looking Forward

    Mrs. Isobel Service

  14. Clear All Wires!

    Kate Nelson

  15. 1932

    Men of Steel

    Audrey Paxton

  16. Diamond Cut Diamond

    Marda Blackett

  17. Women Who Play

    Margaret Sones

  18. Service for Ladies

    Countess Ricardi

  19. 1931

    The Happy Ending

    Yvonne

  20. A Honeymoon Adventure

    Eve Martin

  21. The Flying Fool

    Marion Lee

  22. 1930

    Symphony in Two Flats

    Lesley Fullerton

  23. The House of the Arrow

    Betty Harlow

1920s

  1. 1929

    High Treason

    Evelyn Seymour

  2. The Wrecker

    Mary Shelton

  3. 1928

    The Lady of the Lake

    The Lady of the Lake

  4. Balaclava

    Jean McDonald

  5. Easy Virtue

    Telephone Receptionist (uncredited)

  6. The Constant Nymph

    Antonia Sanger

  7. A Light Woman

    Dolores de Vargas