The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bull,[2] Browning was born in Indianapolis[3] and lived on the South Side of St. Louis, Missouri, until she debuted on stage, after which her family moved to Dayton, Ohio.

[3] After being a child actress with a Broadway acting company headed by Joseph Jefferson, Browning matured to ingenue roles with Nat Goodwin's troupe,[1] including traveling with that group on an Australian tour.

She sought a warrant in court after Grover offered $58 in settlement pay, far short of the $350 that Browning considered was due them.

She also adapted works by Florence Morse Kingsley, Leslie Moore, and Meredith Nicholson for filming.

[1] On September 22, 1965, Browning died at Pine Rest Nursing Home in Paramus, New Jersey, at age 88.