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Benita Colman (Hume)

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Birthplace: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Death: November 01, 1967 (61)
Egerton, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Henry Josiah Humm and Jane Duff
Wife of Ronald Colman and George Sanders
Ex-wife of Eric Otto Siepmann
Mother of Private User
Sister of Winnifred Humm and Cyril Hume

Occupation: Actor, Pianist
Managed by: Private User
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About Benita Hume

Benita Hume 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; they were the parents of a daughter, Juliet. 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 Colman's 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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Benita Hume's Timeline

1906
October 14, 1906
London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
1967
November 1, 1967
Age 61
Egerton, England, United Kingdom