Benita Hume
October 14, 1906 (118 years old) in London, England, UK
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
Credits
- 1954 · The Halls of Ivy as
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Mrs. Bosanquent
- 1950 · The Jack Benny Program as Benita Hume
- 1938 · Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus as Myrna Daro
- 1937 · The Last of Mrs. Cheyney as Lady Kitty Winton
- 1936 · Rainbow on the River as Julia Layton
- 1936 · Tarzan Escapes as Rita Parker
- 1936 · Suzy as Madame Eyrelle
- 1936 · Moonlight Murder as Diana
- 1936 · The Garden Murder Case as Nurse Gladys Beeton
- 1935 · The Gay Deception as Miss Cordelia Channing
- 1935 · The Divine Spark as Giuditta Pasta
- 1935 · 18 Minutes as Lady Phyllis Pilcott
- 1934 · Jew Süss as Marie Auguste
- 1934 · The Private Life of Don Juan as Dona Dolores, a Lady of Mystery
- 1933 · The Worst Woman in Paris? as Margaret Ann 'Peggy' Vane
- 1933 · Only Yesterday as Phyllis Emerson
- 1933 · Gambling Ship as Eleanor La Velle
- 1933 · Looking Forward as Mrs. Isobel Service
- 1933 · Clear All Wires! as Kate Nelson
- 1933 · The Little Damozel as Sybil Craven
- 1933 · Discord as Phil Stenning
- 1932 · Lord Camber's Ladies as Janet King
- 1932 · Sally Bishop as Evelyn Standish
- 1932 · Men of Steel as Audrey Paxton
- 1932 · Diamond Cut Diamond as Marda Blackett
- 1932 · Help Yourself as Mary Lamb
- 1932 · Women Who Play as Margaret Sones
- 1932 · Service for Ladies as Countess Ricardi
- 1931 · The Happy Ending as Yvonne
- 1931 · A Honeymoon Adventure as Eve Martin
- 1931 · The Flying Fool as Marion Lee
- 1930 · Symphony in Two Flats as Lesley Fullerton
- 1930 · The House of the Arrow as Betty Harlow
- 1929 · The Wrecker as Mary Shelton
- 1929 · High Treason as Evelyn Seymour
- 1929 · The Clue of the New Pin as Ursula Ardfern
- 1928 · The Lady of the Lake as The Lady of the Lake
- 1928 · A South Sea Bubble as Averil Rochester
- 1928 · Balaclava as Jean McDonald
- 1928 · Easy Virtue as Telephone Receptionist (uncredited)
- 1928 · The Constant Nymph as Antonia Sanger
- 1928 · A Light Woman as Dolores de Vargas
- 1925 · The Happy Ending as Miss Moon