{"id":241250,"date":"2025-10-26T04:16:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T04:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/241250\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T04:16:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T04:16:12","slug":"june-lockhart-star-of-lassie-and-lost-in-space-dies-aged-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/241250\/","title":{"rendered":"June Lockhart star of Lassie and Lost in Space dies aged 100"},"content":{"rendered":"

June Lockhart, the US actress who became a mother figure to a generations on television in \u201cLassie\u201d and later in \u201cLost in Space,\u201d has died aged 100.<\/p>\n

Lockhart died Thursday of natural causes at her home in Santa Monica, family spokesman Lyle Gregory, a friend of 40 years, said Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was very happy up until the very end, reading the New York Times and LA Times everyday,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was very important to her to stay focused on the news of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n

The daughter of character actor Gene Lockhart, June made her mark in film before finding lasting fame on TV.<\/p>\n

From 1958 to 1964, she played Ruth Martin, the adoptive mother of Timmy, in the CBS classic \u201cLassie.\u201d<\/p>\n

She then became Maureen Robinson, the reassuring mother aboard the Jupiter II in \u201cLost in Space\u201d from 1965 to 1968.<\/p>\n

\"JuneJune Lockhart in \u201cLost in Space.\u201d Credit: 20th Century Fox Film Corp.\"LockhartLockhart continued acting well into her 90\u2019s. Credit: AP<\/p>\n

Offscreen, she was known for her adventurous spirit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love rock \u2018n\u2019 roll and going to the concerts. I have driven Army tanks and flown in hot air balloons,\u201d she said in a 1994 interview.<\/p>\n

Lockhart later returned to stage and screen, appearing in TV soaps, episodic dramas, and touring productions including \u201cSteel Magnolias\u201d and \u201cBedroom Farce.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHer true passion was journalism,\u201d her spokesman said.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe loved going to the White House briefing rooms.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lockhart\u2019s career spanned over eight decades, leaving a lasting legacy as one of television\u2019s most beloved maternal figures.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow wonderful that in a career there is one role for which you are known,\u201d she once reflected.<\/p>\n

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