Benita Humewas born in 1906 in London. She made her film debut in the U.K. in 1925 in “The Happy Ending”. By the mid 1930’s she was in Hollywood and made such movies as “Tarzan Escapes” and “Rainbow On the River”. She was married to the actors Ropnald Colman and George Sanders. She died in 1967.
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Benita Hume was born on October 14, 1906 in London, England as Benita Humm. She was an actress, known for Tarzan Escapes (1936), The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) and Suzy (1936). She died on November 1, 1967 in Egerton, England. Her first Broadway play was Ivor Novello’s “Symphony in Two Flats” in 1930She started out as a pianist but pursued acting because she wanted “excitement”Portrayed Victoria Hall on NBC Radio’s “The Halls of Ivy” (1950-1952) with her husband Ronald Colman. Daughter, Juliet, born 1944 Trained at RADA; first stage appearance in 1924. With Ronald Colman was part owner of the San Ysidro resort in Santa Barbara, California. Brunette leading lady, on stage in London from the age of seventeen. On the other side of the Atlantic, she played a series of well-coiffed English ladies in RKO and MGM films of the 1930’s, but never quite made the grade as a star. She eventually quit acting for the role of a leading socialite, as wife first to Ronald Colman then George Sanders.
