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Benita Hume

Oct 14, 1906 - Nov 01, 1967 (61 years old) in London, England, UK

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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 Jack Benny Program
Benita Hume
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Four Star Playhouse
Mrs. Bosanquent
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Easy Virtue
Telephone Receptionist (uncredited)
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The Halls of Ivy
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Tarzan Escapes
Rita Parker
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The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Lady Kitty Winton
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The Gay Deception
Miss Channing
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Men of Steel
Audrey Paxton
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Only Yesterday
Phyllis Emerson
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Looking Forward
Mrs. Isobel Service

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