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Benita Hume

Benita Hume

​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

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
1938 • Myrna Daro
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937 • Lady Kitty Winton
Rainbow on the River
Rainbow on the River
1936 • Julia Layton
Tarzan Escapes
Tarzan Escapes
1936 • Rita Parker
Suzy
Suzy
1936 • Madame Eyrelle
Moonlight Murder
Moonlight Murder
1936 • Diana
The Garden Murder Case
The Garden Murder Case
1936 • Nurse Gladys Beeton
The Gay Deception
The Gay Deception
1935 • Miss Channing

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The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937 • Lady Kitty Winton
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Rainbow on the River
Rainbow on the River
1936 • Julia Layton
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Tarzan Escapes
Tarzan Escapes
1936 • Rita Parker
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Suzy
Suzy
1936 • Madame Eyrelle
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The Garden Murder Case
The Garden Murder Case
1936 • Nurse Gladys Beeton
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The Gay Deception
The Gay Deception
1935 • Miss Channing
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The Divine Spark
1935 • Giuditta Pasta
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18 Minutes
18 Minutes
1935 • Lady Phyllis Pilcott
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Jew Süss
Jew Süss
1934 • Marie Auguste
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The Private Life of Don Juan
The Private Life of Don Juan
1934 • Dona Dolores, a Lady of Mystery
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The Worst Woman in Paris?
The Worst Woman in Paris?
1933 • Margaret Ann 'Peggy' Vane
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Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday
1933 • Phyllis Emerson
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Gambling Ship
Gambling Ship
1933 • Eleanor La Velle
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Looking Forward
Looking Forward
1933 • Mrs. Isobel Service
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Clear All Wires!
Clear All Wires!
1933 • Kate Nelson
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The Little Damozel
1933 • Sybil Craven
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Discord
1933 • Phil Stenning
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Sally Bishop
1932 • Evelyn Standish
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Men of Steel
Men of Steel
1932 • Audrey Paxton
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Diamond Cut Diamond
Diamond Cut Diamond
1932 • Marda Blackett
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Help Yourself
1932 • Mary Lamb
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Women Who Play
Women Who Play
1932 • Margaret Sones
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Service for Ladies
Service for Ladies
1932 • Countess Ricardi
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The Flying Fool
The Flying Fool
1931 • Marion Lee
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Symphony in Two Flats
Symphony in Two Flats
1930 • Lesley Fullerton
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The Wrecker
The Wrecker
1929 • Mary Shelton
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High Treason
High Treason
1929 • Evelyn Seymour
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The Clue of the New Pin
1929 • Ursula Ardfern
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The Lady of the Lake
The Lady of the Lake
1928 • The Lady of the Lake
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A South Sea Bubble
1928 • Averil Rochester
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Balaclava
Balaclava
1928 • Jean McDonald
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Easy Virtue
Easy Virtue
1928 • Telephone Receptionist (uncredited)
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The Constant Nymph
The Constant Nymph
1928 • Antonia Sanger
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A Light Woman
A Light Woman
1928 • Dolores de Vargas
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The Happy Ending
1925 • Miss Moon
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Benita Hume – Biography, Known For & Filmography