Hume, Benita (1906–1967)
Hume, Benita (1906–1967)
English actress. Born Oct 14, 1906, in London, England; died Nov 1, 1967, in Egerton, England; sister of Cyril Hume; attended RADA; m. Eric Siepman (div.); m. Ronald Colman (actor), 1938 (died 1958); m. George Sanders (actor), 1959; children: (2nd m.) daughter.
Made London stage debut in London Life (1924), British film debut in The Happy Ending (1925), and NY stage debut in Symphony in Two Flats (1930); starred in such films as Only Yesterday, Looking Forward, The Private Life of Don Juan, Reserved for Ladies, High Treason, The Lady of the Lake, The Gay Deception, The Moonlight Murder, Tarzan Escapes, Rainbow on the River, The Constant Nymph and The Last of Mrs. Cheyney; appeared on radio and tv in "The Halls of Ivy."
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