| Code | DS/UK/8559 |
| Name | Benson; Ivy (11 November 1913-6 May 1993); English musician and bandleader |
| Dates | 11 November 1913-6 May 1993 |
| Gender | Female (cisgender) |
| Place of Birth/Origin | Leeds, England (born) |
| Relationships | Daughter of Douglas Rolland "Digger" Benson (musician) and Mary Jane Mead
Former spouse of Caryll Stafford Clark (theatrical producer) and Brantley Callaway (Top Sergeant of US Air Force) |
| Biography | Ivy Benson was an English musician and bandleader, who led an all-female swing band. Benson and her band rose to fame in the 1940s, headlining variety theatres and topping the bill at the London Palladium, and became the BBC's resident house band. |