June Lockhart
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| June Lockhart | |
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 in Son of Lassie |
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| Born | June 25, 1925 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1938–present |
| Spouse |
Dr. John F. Maloney (m. 1951–1959) |
| Website | |
| http://www.junelockhart.com | |
June Lockhart (born June 25, 1925) is an American actress, primarily in 1950s and 1960s television, but with memorable performances on stage and in film too. She is remembered as the mother in two TV series, Lassie and Lost in Space. She also portrayed Dr. Janet Craig on the hit CBS television sitcom Petticoat Junction (1968–70).
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[edit] Career
Born in New York City, Lockhart is the daughter of Canadian-born actor Gene Lockhart, who came to prominence on Broadway in 1933 in Ah, Wilderness!, and English-born actress Kathleen Arthur Lockhart.[1][2] She made her acting debut opposite her parents in a film version of A Christmas Carol, in 1938.[3] She also played supporting parts in films including Meet Me in St. Louis, Sergeant York, and The Yearling. Lockhart played the title role in She-Wolf of London (1946).
In 1948, Lockhart won a Tony Award for Outstanding Performance by a Newcomer (a category that no longer exists) for her role on Broadway in For Love or Money. And in 1951, she starred in Lawrence Riley's biographical play Kin Hubbard opposite Tom Ewell. In 1955, she appeared in an episode of CBS's Appointment with Adventure. About this time, she also made several appearances on NBC's legal drama Justice, based on case files of the Legal Aid Society of New York.[4] In the late 1950s, she guest starred in several popular television Westerns including: Wagon Train and Cimarron City on NBC and Gunsmoke, Have Gun – Will Travel, and Rawhide on CBS.
In 1958, she was the narrator for Playhouse 90 's telecast of the George Balanchine version of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, featuring Balanchine himself as Drosselmeyer, along with the New York City Ballet.[5]
Lockhart is best known for her roles as TV mothers, first as Ruth Martin, the wife of Paul Martin (portrayed by Hugh Reilly), and the mother of Timmy Martin (played by Jon Provost) in the 1954 CBS series, Lassie (a role that she played from 1958–64). She replaced actress Cloris Leachman. Lockhart then became Dr. Maureen Robinson, the wife of Professor John Robinson (portrayed by Zorro actor Guy Williams) in the Lost in Space (1965–68) series. The science fiction program on CBS was popular, remembered for the design of the sleek silver spacesuits, which Lockhart wore in many publicity photos.
Lockhart appeared as Dr. Janet Craig on the CBS sitcom Petticoat Junction, after Bea Benaderet died during the run of the show, and as a regular in the ABC soap opera General Hospital during the 1980s and 1990s. She provided the voice of Martha Day, the lead character in the Hanna-Barbara animated series These Are the Days. Lockhart was the only actor or actress to have starred in three hit series during the 1960s.
In 1986, she appeared in the fantasy film, Troll. The younger version of her character in that film was played by her daughter, Anne Lockhart. They had previously played the same woman at two different ages in an episode of the television series Magnum, P.I. (1981). In 1991, Lockhart appeared as Miss Wiltrout, Michelle Tanner's kindergarten teacher on the TV sitcom Full House. She also had a cameo in the 1998 film Lost in Space, based on the television series she had starred in thirty years earlier. In 2002, she appeared in two episodes of The Drew Carey Show as Lewis's mother, Misty Kiniski.
In 2004, she voiced the role of Grandma Emma Fowler in Focus on the Family's The Last Chance Detectives audio cases. Lockhart starred as James Caan's mother in an episode of Las Vegas in 2004. Lockhart has since guest starred on episodes of Cold Case and Grey's Anatomy, in the 2007 ABC Family television film Holiday in Handcuffs, and in the 2007 feature film Wesley.
[edit] Personal life
In 1951, Lockhart married Dr. John F. Maloney. They had two daughters, Anne Kathleen Lockhart, born September 6, 1953 and June Elizabeth Lockhart, born 2 years later.[6] The couple divorced in 1959.[7] She married architect John Lindsay that same year. They divorced in October 1970.[8] She has not married again.
Daughter Anne has taken her mother's maiden name for her stage name, and has appeared in films and television programs.[8] Daughter June is marketing manager/art director for an international luxury furniture manufacturer headquartered in California, with showrooms around the world.
[edit] Selected filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1938 | A Christmas Carol | Belinda Cratchit | |
| 1940 | All This, and Heaven Too | Isabelle | |
| 1941 | Adam Had Four Sons | Vance | |
| 1941 | Sergeant York | Rosie York | |
| 1942 | Miss Annie Rooney | Stella Bainbridge | |
| 1943 | Forever and a Day | Girl in Air Raid Shelter | Alternative title: The Changing World |
| 1944 | Meet Me in St. Louis | Lucille Ballard | |
| 1944 | The White Cliffs of Dover | Betsy Kenney at Age 18 | |
| 1945 | Keep Your Powder Dry | Sarah Swanson | |
| 1945 | Son of Lassie | Priscilla | |
| 1946 | She-Wolf of London | Title role | |
| 1947 | T-Men | Mary Genaro | |
| 1982 | Butterfly | Mrs. Helen Gillespie | |
| 1983 | Strange Invaders | Mrs. Bigelow | |
| 1986 | Troll | Eunice St. Clair | |
| 1988 | Rented Lips | Archie's Mother | |
| 1989 | C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D. | Gracie | |
| 1994 | Sleep with Me | Caroline | |
| 1998 | Lost in Space | Principal Cartwright | |
| 2007 | Wesley | Susanna Wesley | |
| 2009 | Super Capers | Mother | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1949 | The Ford Theatre Hour | Amy March | 1 episode |
| 1956 | Science Fiction Theatre | Eve Patrick | 1 episode |
| 1957 | The Joseph Cotten Show | Julie Baggs | 1 episode |
| The Kaiser Aluminum Hour | Verna | 1 episode | |
| 1957–1958 | Have Gun – Will Travel | Dr. Phyllis Thackeray | 2 episodes |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's Storybook | Beauty's Sister | 1 episode |
| Matinee Theater | Connie | 1 episode | |
| Gunsmoke | Beulah | 1 episode | |
| Playhouse 90 | Narrator | 1 episode | |
| 1958–1964 | Lassie | Ruth Martin | 200 episodes |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Rainy Dawson | 1 episode |
| General Electric Theater | Vera | 1 episode | |
| 1964 | Perry Mason | Mona Stanton Harvey | 1 episode |
| Bewitched | Mrs. Burns | 1 episode | |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Dr. Ellen Bryce | 1 episode | |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Sarah Taub | 1 episode | |
| 1965 | Branded | Mrs. Sue Pritchett | 1 episode |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Martha Hunter | 1 episode | |
| Mr. Novak | Mrs. Nelby | 1 episode | |
| 1965–1968 | Lost in Space | Maureen Robinson | 84 episodes |
| 1968–1969 | Family Affair | Miss Evans | 3 episodes |
| 1968–1970 | Petticoat Junction | Dr. Janet Craig | 45 episodes |
| 1971 | The Man and the City | Ellen Lewis | 1 episode |
| 1974 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Lila | 1 episode |
| Adam-12 | Mrs. Whitney | 2 episodes | |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen | Claudia Wentworth | 1 episode |
| 1976 | Happy Days | Judge MacBride | 1 episode |
| 1978 | The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Mrs. Migley | 1 episode |
| 1981 | Vega$ | Dr. Michaels | 1 episode |
| Magnum, P.I. | Diane Westmore Pauley | 1 episode | |
| Darkroom | Margo Haskell | 1 episode | |
| 1981–1983 | The Greatest American Hero | Alice Davidson | 2 episodes |
| 1984 | Whiz Kids | Mrs. Butterfield | 1 episode |
| The Night They Saved Christmas | Mrs. Claus | 1 episode | |
| 1985 | Murder, She Wrote | Beryl Hayward | 1 episode |
| 1986 | The Colbys | Dr. Sylvia Heywood | 2 episodes |
| Hotel | Betty Archer | 1 episode | |
| Amazing Stories | Mildred | 1 episode | |
| 1987 | Pound Puppies | Aunt Millie | 1 episode |
| 1989 | The New Lassie | Mrs. Chadwick | 1 episode |
| 1991 | Full House | Miss Wiltrout | 2 episodes |
| 1993 | The John Larroquette Show | John's mother | 1 episode |
| 1994 | The Mommies | Bev – Barb's Mom | 1 episode |
| Babylon 5 | Dr. Laura Rosen | 1 episode | |
| 1995 | Out There | Donna | Television film |
| 1996 | Step by Step | Helen Lambert | 3 episodes |
| 1997–1998 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Celia Martin | 4 episodes |
| 2001 | Au Pair II | Grandma Nell Grayson | Television film |
| 2002 | The Drew Carey Show | Misty Kiniski | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Andy Richter Controls the Universe | Grandma Evelyn | 1 episode |
| 2004–2005 | Complete Savages | Grammy Na-Na | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Grey's Anatomy | Agnes | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Holiday in Handcuffs | Grandma | Television film |
[edit] References
- ^ "June Lockhart Biography (1925–)". filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/4/June-Lockhart.html. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
- ^ "A Star Is Born". Life (Time, Inc.): 59. November 24, 1947. ISSN 0024-3019.
- ^ "Photo Flash: Legendary Leading Ladies Donate to National Museum of American History". broadwayworld.com. February 1, 2008. http://losangeles.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Flash_Legendary_Leading_Ladies_Donate_to_National_Museum_of_American_History_20080201. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
- ^ "Justice". The Classic TV Archive. http://ctva.biz/US/Legal/Justice.htm. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0675647/
- ^ Lizabeth Lockhart at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Gingrich, Arnold (1959). "Lockhart and Her Lassie". Coronet 45: 14.
- ^ a b Martin, Bob (July 9, 1972). "June's Daughter: A Lovely Lassie". The Independent, Long Beach. http://www.annelockhart.com/site/junesdaughter.htm. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
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