Benita Hume

Benita Hume

1906-10-14 – 1967-11-01 (age 61) London, England, UK
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Biography

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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.

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Known For

Tarzan Escapes
Tarzan Escapes

1936

as Rita Parker

Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday

1933

as Phyllis Emerson

Moonlight Murder
Moonlight Murder

1936

as Diana

The Gay Deception
The Gay Deception

1935

as Miss Channing

Gambling Ship
Gambling Ship

1933

as Eleanor La Velle

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

1937

as Lady Kitty Winton

Looking Forward
Looking Forward

1933

as Mrs. Isobel Service

Clear All Wires!
Clear All Wires!

1933

as Kate Nelson

Easy Virtue
Easy Virtue

1928

as Telephone Receptionist (uncredited)

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Sally Bishop

1932

as Evelyn Standish

Jew Süss
Jew Süss

1934

as Marie Auguste

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
The Garden Murder Case
The Garden Murder Case

1936

as Nurse Gladys Beeton

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Help Yourself

1932

as Mary Lamb

The Wrecker
The Wrecker

1929

as Mary Shelton

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Lord Camber's Ladies

1932

as Janet King

Rainbow on the River
Rainbow on the River

1936

as Julia Layton

Suzy
Suzy

1936

as Madame Eyrelle

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The Little Damozel

1933

as Sybil Craven

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The Divine Spark

1935

as Giuditta Pasta