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‘Lassie’ and ‘Lost in Space’ star John Lockhart dies at 100 – Twitchy
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‘Lassie’ and ‘Lost in Space’ star John Lockhart dies at 100 – Twitchy

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June Lockhart, the stage and screen star whose acting career spanned more than eight decades, has died. Born in New York City on June 25, 1925, to Jane and Kathleen Lockhart, she began acting as a child, making her stage debut at the age of eight in a 1933 production of “Peter Ibbetson” at the Metropolitan Opera House. She made her silver screen debut alongside her parents at the age of thirteen in MGM’s 1933 film A Christmas Carol.





June made her name as an actress in the heyday of classic Hollywood, sharing the screen with legends like Gary Cooper and Bette Davis in the films “All This and Heaven Too” and “Sergeant York.” She received critical acclaim for her performance in the MGM production of “Meet Me in St. Louis” when she was only nineteen years old.

She continued her stage career in the Broadway production of For Love or Money and received the Tony Award (then called the Antoinette Perry Award) for Best Newcomer in 1947. She was the first ever recipient of the award.

Despite all the success she enjoyed in Hollywood and Broadway, it was two iconic television roles that made John Lockhart a household name.

From 1958 to 1964, she starred as Ruth Martin in the hit CBS film “Lassie.” In 1965 she played Maureen Robinson in the science fiction classic Lost in Space. For a period of time during the 1950s and 1960s, June Lockhart was America’s favorite mother.

She continued acting for most of her life, appearing on shows like Grey’s Anatomy and The Drew Carey Show. Ironically, her last TV appearance was as a voice acting of sorts for the 2021 Netflix remake of Lost in Space, as the voice of mission control.

June’s walk also features two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. One for both her TV and movie stardom. She joins the likes of Bob Hope, Roy Rogers and another thirty or so others to be honored with more than one star.

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In addition to her on-screen accolades, June also helped found the Screen Actors Guild and, after her role in Lost in Space, became a spokeswoman for NASA in the early days of the space program.

June Lockhart died at home of natural causes and left behind her daughter June Elizabeth and granddaughter Christiana.

She was 100 years old.





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