Benita Hume

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

45

Gender

Female

Birthday

1906-10-14

Day of death

1967-11-01 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Benita Hume

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.

Known For

  • The Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • The Garden Murder Case

    The Garden Murder Case

  • Second to None

    Second to None

  • The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

    The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

  • Rainbow on the River

    Rainbow on the River

  • The Private Life of Don Juan

    The Private Life of Don Juan

  • Sally Bishop

    Sally Bishop

  • Discord

    Discord

  • Moonlight Murder

    Moonlight Murder

  • Jew Süss

    Jew Süss

  • Balaclava

    Balaclava

  • The Flying Fool

    The Flying Fool

  • High Treason

    High Treason

  • A Honeymoon Adventure

    A Honeymoon Adventure

  • Easy Virtue

    Easy Virtue

  • The Worst Woman in Paris?

    The Worst Woman in Paris?

  • The Happy Ending

    The Happy Ending

  • 18 Minutes

    18 Minutes

  • The Constant Nymph

    The Constant Nymph

  • Looking Forward

    Looking Forward

  • The Halls of Ivy

    The Halls of Ivy

  • The Wrecker

    The Wrecker

  • Symphony in Two Flats

    Symphony in Two Flats

  • Suzy

    Suzy

  • Help Yourself

    Help Yourself

  • Only Yesterday

    Only Yesterday

  • Tarzan Escapes

    Tarzan Escapes

  • The Lady of the Lake

    The Lady of the Lake

  • The Happy Ending

    The Happy Ending

  • Gambling Ship

    Gambling Ship

  • The Gay Deception

    The Gay Deception

  • Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

    Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

  • A Light Woman

    A Light Woman

  • Men of Steel

    Men of Steel

  • Clear All Wires!

    Clear All Wires!

  • The House of the Arrow

    The House of the Arrow

  • The Clue of the New Pin

    The Clue of the New Pin

  • A South Sea Bubble

    A South Sea Bubble

  • Lord Camber's Ladies

    Lord Camber's Ladies

  • The Little Damozel

    The Little Damozel

  • The Divine Spark

    The Divine Spark

  • Women Who Play

    Women Who Play

  • Service for Ladies

    Service for Ladies

  • Diamond Cut Diamond

    Diamond Cut Diamond