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Benita Hume

Benita Hume

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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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The Halls of Ivy

The Halls of Ivy

1954

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

1952

as Mrs. Bosanquent

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

1950

as Benita Hume

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

1938

as Myrna Daro

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

1937

as Lady Kitty Winton

Rainbow on the River

Rainbow on the River

1936

as Julia Layton

Tarzan Escapes

Tarzan Escapes

1936

as Rita Parker

Suzy

Suzy

1936

as Madame Eyrelle

Moonlight Murder

Moonlight Murder

1936

as Diana

The Garden Murder Case

The Garden Murder Case

1936

as Nurse Gladys Beeton

The Gay Deception

The Gay Deception

1935

as Miss Cordelia Channing

The Divine Spark

The Divine Spark

1935

as Giuditta Pasta

18 Minutes

18 Minutes

1935

as Lady Phyllis Pilcott

Jew Süss

Jew Süss

1934

as Marie Auguste

The Private Life of Don Juan

The Private Life of Don Juan

1934

as Dona Dolores, a Lady of Mystery

The Worst Woman in Paris?

The Worst Woman in Paris?

1933

as Margaret Ann 'Peggy' Vane

Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

1933

as Phyllis Emerson

Gambling Ship

Gambling Ship

1933

as Eleanor La Velle

Looking Forward

Looking Forward

1933

as Mrs. Isobel Service

Clear All Wires!

Clear All Wires!

1933

as Kate Nelson

Discord

Discord

1933

as Phil Stenning

The Little Damozel

The Little Damozel

1933

as Sybil Craven

Lord Camber's Ladies

Lord Camber's Ladies

1932

as Janet King

Sally Bishop

Sally Bishop

1932

as Evelyn Standish

Men of Steel

Men of Steel

1932

as Audrey Paxton

Diamond Cut Diamond

Diamond Cut Diamond

1932

as Marda Blackett

Help Yourself

Help Yourself

1932

as Mary Lamb

Women Who Play

Women Who Play

1932

as Margaret Sones

Service for Ladies

Service for Ladies

1932

as Countess Ricardi

The Happy Ending

The Happy Ending

1931

as Yvonne

A Honeymoon Adventure

A Honeymoon Adventure

1931

as Eve Martin

The Flying Fool

The Flying Fool

1931

as Marion Lee

Symphony in Two Flats

Symphony in Two Flats

1930

as Lesley Fullerton

The House of the Arrow

The House of the Arrow

1930

as Betty Harlow

The Wrecker

The Wrecker

1929

as Mary Shelton

High Treason

High Treason

1929

as Evelyn Seymour

The Clue of the New Pin

The Clue of the New Pin

1929

as Ursula Ardfern

The Lady of the Lake

The Lady of the Lake

1928

as The Lady of the Lake

A South Sea Bubble

A South Sea Bubble

1928

as Averil Rochester

Balaclava

Balaclava

1928

as Jean McDonald

Easy Virtue

Easy Virtue

1928

as Telephone Receptionist (uncredited)

The Constant Nymph

The Constant Nymph

1928

as Antonia Sanger

A Light Woman

A Light Woman

1928

as Dolores de Vargas

The Happy Ending

The Happy Ending

1925

as Miss Moon