Benita Hume

Benita Hume

Known for

Acting

Born

October 14, 1906

Birthplace

London, England, UK

Died

November 1, 1967 (aged 61)

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...

Best known work

Tarzan Escapes
Tarzan Escapes
1936
Easy Virtue
Easy Virtue
1928
Suzy
Suzy
1936
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937
The Private Life of Don Juan
The Private Life of Don Juan
1934
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program
1950
The Garden Murder Case
The Garden Murder Case
1936
Gambling Ship
Gambling Ship
1933
The Gay Deception
The Gay Deception
1935
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
1952

Filmography

  1. 1954

    The Halls of IvyTV
  2. 1952

    Four Star PlayhouseTV

    as Mrs. Bosanquent (1 episode)

  3. 1950

    The Jack Benny ProgramTV

    as Benita Hume (1 episode)

  4. 1938

  5. 1937

    The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

    as Lady Kitty Winton

  6. 1936

    Rainbow on the River

    as Julia Layton

  7. 1936

    Tarzan Escapes

    as Rita Parker

  8. 1936

    Suzy

    as Madame Eyrelle

  9. 1936

  10. 1936

    The Garden Murder Case

    as Nurse Gladys Beeton

  11. 1935

    The Gay Deception

    as Miss Channing

  12. 1935

    The Divine Spark

    as Giuditta Pasta

  13. 1935

    18 Minutes

    as Lady Phyllis Pilcott

  14. 1934

    Jew Süss

    as Marie Auguste

  15. 1934

    The Private Life of Don Juan

    as Dona Dolores, a Lady of Mystery

  16. 1933

    The Worst Woman in Paris?

    as Margaret Ann 'Peggy' Vane

  17. 1933

    Only Yesterday

    as Phyllis Emerson

  18. 1933

    Gambling Ship

    as Eleanor La Velle

  19. 1933

    Looking Forward

    as Mrs. Isobel Service

  20. 1933

    Clear All Wires!

    as Kate Nelson

  21. 1933

    Discord

    as Phil Stenning

  22. 1933

    The Little Damozel

    as Sybil Craven

  23. 1932

  24. 1932

    Sally Bishop

    as Evelyn Standish

  25. 1932

    Men of Steel

    as Audrey Paxton

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