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

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • The Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

  • Looking Forward

    Looking Forward

  • High Treason

    High Treason

  • Easy Virtue

    Easy Virtue

  • Jew Süss

    Jew Süss

  • Moonlight Murder

    Moonlight Murder

  • Tarzan Escapes

    Tarzan Escapes

  • The Constant Nymph

    The Constant Nymph

  • Gambling Ship

    Gambling Ship

  • Suzy

    Suzy

  • Balaclava

    Balaclava

  • The Wrecker

    The Wrecker

  • Only Yesterday

    Only Yesterday

  • The Worst Woman in Paris?

    The Worst Woman in Paris?

  • The Private Life of Don Juan

    The Private Life of Don Juan

  • The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

    The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

  • A Honeymoon Adventure

    A Honeymoon Adventure

  • Sally Bishop

    Sally Bishop

  • The Lady of the Lake

    The Lady of the Lake

  • The Garden Murder Case

    The Garden Murder Case

  • The Happy Ending

    The Happy Ending

  • Diamond Cut Diamond

    Diamond Cut Diamond

  • Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

    Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

  • The Flying Fool

    The Flying Fool

  • Rainbow on the River

    Rainbow on the River

  • Symphony in Two Flats

    Symphony in Two Flats

  • The Happy Ending

    The Happy Ending

  • The Halls of Ivy

    The Halls of Ivy

  • Second to None

    Second to None

  • The Gay Deception

    The Gay Deception

  • The Little Damozel

    The Little Damozel

  • Lord Camber's Ladies

    Lord Camber's Ladies

  • The House of the Arrow

    The House of the Arrow

  • Men of Steel

    Men of Steel

  • A Light Woman

    A Light Woman

  • Service for Ladies

    Service for Ladies

  • 18 Minutes

    18 Minutes

  • Clear All Wires!

    Clear All Wires!

  • Help Yourself

    Help Yourself

  • The Clue of the New Pin

    The Clue of the New Pin

  • The Divine Spark

    The Divine Spark

  • Women Who Play

    Women Who Play

  • A South Sea Bubble

    A South Sea Bubble

  • Discord

    Discord