From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lucile Browne (March 18, 1907 – May 10, 1976) was an American film actress. She starred opposite John Wayne in the 1935 films Texas Terror and Rainbow Valley. While filming The Airmail Mystery in 1932, Browne met her future husband, actor James Flavin. They married soon after and stayed together for more than 40 years until his passing on April 23, 1976. Devastated over his death, Browne died seventeen days later on May 10. She had one son, William James Flavin, a professor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lucile Browne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.