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Benita Hume

Benita Hume

Birthday: 1906-10-14 | Place of Birth: London, England, UK

​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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1937
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

as    Lady Kitty Winton

1936
Moonlight Murder

as    Diana

1936
Rainbow on the River

as    Julia Layton

1936
The Garden Murder Case

as    Nurse Gladys Beeton

1936
Tarzan Escapes

as    Rita Parker

1934
The Private Life of Don Juan

as    Dona Dolores, a Lady of Mystery

1933
Only Yesterday

as    Phyllis Emerson

1932
Service for Ladies

as    Countess Ricardi

1931
A Honeymoon Adventure

as    Eve Martin

1929
High Treason

as    Evelyn Seymour