From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia 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 19491952 and a CBS Television show 19541955 She also made occasional guest appearances with her husband on The Jack Benny Show on radio where the Colmans were portrayed as Bennys longsuffering nextdoor 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