Benita Hume (14 October 1907 – 1 November 1967) was an English theatre and film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1925 and 1955.

Life and career

She was married to film actor

Ronald Colman Ronald Charles Colman (9 February 1891 – 19 May 1958) was an English-born actor, starting his career in theatre and silent film in his native country, then immigrating to the United States and having a successful Cinema of the United States, ...

from 1938 to his death in 1958; they were the parents of a daughter, Juliet. She starred with Colman in both versions of the

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'' The Halls of Ivy'', an

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programme (1950–1952) and a

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show (1954–1955). She also made occasional guest appearances with her husband on ''

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'' on radio, where the Colmans were portrayed as Benny's long-suffering next-door neighbours, a role they reprised once on his television show. After Ronald Colman's death, she married actor George Sanders in 1959 and they remained together until her death in 1967. Sanders originally was signed to play Sheridan Whiteside in the musical '' Sherry!'' but when Hume became terminally ill with cancer, he withdrew from the project.James Lipton. ''Inside Inside'' (2007), Dutton, , p. 155 Hume died in Kent from

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, aged 60.

Filmography

Film

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The Happy Ending ''The Happy Ending'' is a 1969 drama film written and directed by Richard Brooks, which tells the story of a repressed housewife who longs for liberation from her husband and daughter. It stars Jean Simmons (who received an Oscar nomination), J ...

'' (1925) as Miss Moon * ''

Second to None ''2nd to None'' (also known as ''ELVIIS: 2nd to None'') is a collection of songs by American rock and roll musician Elvis Presley. The album was released by on October 7, 2003 by RCA Records as the sequel to the previous year's highly successful ...

'' (1927) as Ina * '' The Constant Nymph'' (1928) as Antonia Sanger * '' Easy Virtue'' (1928) as Telephone Receptionist (uncredited) * '' Balaclava'' (1928) as Jean McDonald * ''

A South Sea Bubble ''A South Sea Bubble'' is a 1928 British silent comedy adventure film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Ivor Novello, Benita Hume and Alma Taylor. The screenplay concerns a group of adventurers who head to the Pacific Ocean to hunt fo ...

'' (1928) - Averil Rochester * '' A Light Woman'' (1928) as Dolores de Vargas * '' The Lady of the Lake'' (1928) as The Lady of the Lake * ''

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'' (1929) as Evelyn Seymour * '' The Clue of the New Pin'' (1929) as Ursula Ardfern * '' The Wrecker'' (1929) as Mary Shelton * '' The House of the Arrow'' (1930) as Betty Harlow * ''

Symphony in Two Flats ''Symphony in Two Flats'' is a 1930 British drama film directed by Gareth Gundrey and starring Ivor Novello, Benita Hume, Jacqueline Logan and Cyril Ritchard. It was an adaptation of a successful 1929 West End play of the same title written b ...

'' (1930) as Lesley Fullerton (UK version) * '' The Flying Fool'' (1931) as Marion Lee * '' A Honeymoon Adventure'' (1931) as Eve Martin * ''

'' (1931) as Yvonne * '' Service for Ladies'' (1932) as Countess Ricardi * '' Women Who Play'' (1932) as Margaret Sones * ''

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'' (1932) as Mary Lamb * '' Diamond Cut Diamond'' (1932) as Marda Blackett * '' Men of Steel'' (1932) as Audrey Paxton * '' Sally Bishop'' (1932) as Evelyn Standish * ''

Lord Camber's Ladies ''Lord Camber's Ladies'' (1932) is a British drama film directed by Benn W. Levy, produced by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Gerald du Maurier, Gertrude Lawrence, Benita Hume, and Nigel Bruce. Plot An aristocrat marries a singer, but then trie ...

'' (1932) as Janet King * ''

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'' (1933) as Phil Stenning * '' The Little Damozel'' (1933) as Sybil Craven * '' Clear All Wires!'' (1933) as Kate * ''

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'' (1933) as Mrs. Isobel Service * ''

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'' (1933) as Eleanor La Velle * '' Only Yesterday'' (1933) as Phyllis Emerson * ''

The Worst Woman in Paris? ''The Worst Woman in Paris?'' is a 1933 American drama film directed by Monta Bell and written by Monta Bell and Marion Dix. The film stars Benita Hume, Adolphe Menjou, Harvey Stephens, Helen Chandler, Margaret Seddon and Adele St. Mauer. The fi ...

'' (1933) as Margaret Ann 'Peggy' Vane * ''

The Private Life of Don Juan ''The Private Life of Don Juan'' is a 1934 British comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Douglas Fairbanks, Merle Oberon and Benita Hume. At the age of 51, it was the final role of Fairbanks, who died five years later. Th ...

'' (1934) as Dona Dolores, a Lady of Mystery * '' Jew Suss'' (1934) as Marie Auguste * '' 18 Minutes'' (1935) as Lady Phyllis Pilcott * '' The Divine Spark'' (1935) as Giuditta Pasta * ''

The Gay Deception ''The Gay Deception'' is a 1935 romantic comedy film starring Francis Lederer and Frances Dee. Writers Stephen Morehouse Avery and Don Hartman were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story. Plot Secretary Mirabel Miller (Frances Dee) win ...

'' (1935) as Miss Channing * ''

The Garden Murder Case ''The Garden Murder Case'' (first published in 1935) is the ninth in a series of mystery novels by S. S. Van Dine about fictional detective Philo Vance. Plot outline Floyd, the son of Professor Garden, invites his socialite friends to the roofto ...

'' (1936) as Nurse Beeton * ''

Moonlight Murder ''Moonlight Murder'' is a 1936 American crime film directed by Edwin L. Marin and written by Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf. The film stars Chester Morris, Madge Evans, Leo Carrillo, Frank McHugh, Benita Hume, Grant Mitchell, Katharine ...

'' (1936) as Diana * '' Suzy'' (1936) as Diane Eyrelle * ''

Tarzan Escapes ''Tarzan Escapes'' is a 1936 Tarzan film based on the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It was the third in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ''Tarzan'' series to feature Johnny Weissmuller as the "King of the Apes". Previous films were '' Tarzan ...

'' (1936) as Rita Parker * '' Rainbow on the River'' (1936) as Julia Layton * '' The Last of Mrs. Cheyney'' (1937) as Kitty Wynton * '' Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus'' (1938) as Myrna Daro

Television

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'' (1953) * '' The Halls of Ivy'' (1954–1954)

Selected stage credits

* ''

London Life ''London Life'' is a 1924 play by Arnold Bennett and Edward Knoblock. It ran for 36 performances at the Drury Lane Theatre in London's West End. It was produced by Basil Dean. The large cast included Clifford Mollison, Henry Ainley, Gordon Har ...

'' by

Arnold Bennett Enoch Arnold Bennett (27 May 1867 – 27 March 1931) was an English author, best known as a novelist. He wrote prolifically: between the 1890s and the 1930s he completed 34 novels, seven volumes of short stories, 13 plays (some in collaboratio ...

(1924) * ''

Chance Acquaintance ''Chance Acquaintance'' is a 1927 play by the British writer John Van Druten, one of his earliest. It was staged at the Criterion Theatre in the West End for a run of 19 performances between 2 and 19 November 1927. The cast included Helen Haye, ...

'' by

John Van Druten John William Van Druten (1 June 190119 December 1957) was an English playwright and theatre director. He began his career in London, and later moved to America, becoming a U.S. citizen. He was known for his plays of witty and urbane observation ...

(1927)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hume, Benita 1907 births 1967 deaths Deaths from bone cancer English film actresses English silent film actresses Deaths from cancer in England Actresses from London 20th-century English actresses British expatriate actresses in the United States