Lucille Powers born in San Antonio Texas in 1911 She made her film debut as Miss Witherspoon in the silent comedydrama Three Weekends directed by Clarence G Badger and starring Clara Bow for the Paramount Film Company in 1928 Later she starred in a handful of early talkies including her best known film Man to Man costarring Phillips Holmes and directed by Allan Dwan in 1930 A few years later she retired from the screen after playing a minor role in Only Yesterday directed by John M Stahl and starring Margaret Sullavan at the Universal Film Co in 1933 She died in El Monte California in 1981 age 69