Benita Hume

Benita Hume

10/14/1906 – 11/1/1967London, 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.

Filmography (45 titles)

7.0Show

The Halls of Ivy

1954

Four Star Playhouse6.8Show

Four Star Playhouse

Mrs. Bosanquent · 1952

The Jack Benny Program7.8Show

The Jack Benny Program

Benita Hume · 1950

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus5.4Movie

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

Myrna Daro · 1938

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney5.9Movie

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

Lady Kitty Winton · 1937

Rainbow on the River8.7Movie

Rainbow on the River

Julia Layton · 1936

Tarzan Escapes6.7Movie

Tarzan Escapes

Rita Parker · 1936

Suzy5.9Movie

Suzy

Madame Eyrelle · 1936

Moonlight Murder4.8Movie

Moonlight Murder

Diana · 1936

The Garden Murder Case5.7Movie

The Garden Murder Case

Nurse Gladys Beeton · 1936

The Gay Deception6.3Movie

The Gay Deception

Miss Channing · 1935

8.0Movie

The Divine Spark

Giuditta Pasta · 1935

18 Minutes9.5Movie

18 Minutes

Lady Phyllis Pilcott · 1935

Jew Süss5.7Movie

Jew Süss

Marie Auguste · 1934

The Private Life of Don Juan6.0Movie

The Private Life of Don Juan

Dona Dolores, a Lady of Mystery · 1934

The Worst Woman in Paris?9.0Movie

The Worst Woman in Paris?

Margaret Ann 'Peggy' Vane · 1933

Only Yesterday7.1Movie

Only Yesterday

Phyllis Emerson · 1933

Gambling Ship5.8Movie

Gambling Ship

Eleanor La Velle · 1933

Looking Forward6.6Movie

Looking Forward

Mrs. Isobel Service · 1933

Clear All Wires!6.7Movie

Clear All Wires!

Kate Nelson · 1933

8.0Movie

Discord

Phil Stenning · 1933

7.0Movie

The Little Damozel

Sybil Craven · 1933

7.0Movie

Lord Camber's Ladies

Janet King · 1932

7.0Movie

Sally Bishop

Evelyn Standish · 1932

Men of Steel7.0Movie

Men of Steel

Audrey Paxton · 1932

Diamond Cut Diamond10.0Movie

Diamond Cut Diamond

Marda Blackett · 1932

10.0Movie

Help Yourself

Mary Lamb · 1932

Women Who Play8.0Movie

Women Who Play

Margaret Sones · 1932

Service for Ladies7.6Movie

Service for Ladies

Countess Ricardi · 1932

The Happy Ending9.0Movie

The Happy Ending

Yvonne · 1931