June Lockhart
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American actress June Lockhart was born on 25 June 1925. She is primarily known for her roles on television in the 1950s and 1960s television, but she also acted on stage and in films. Lockhart played mother roles in the TV series, Lassie and Lost in Space, and also portrayed Dr. Janet Craig on the sitcom Petticoat Junction (1968–1970). She is a two-time Emmy Award nominee and a Tony Award winner.
June Lockhart was born in 1925, in New York City. She 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 Lockhart. Lockhart debuted on stage at the age of eight, playing Mimsey in the dream sequence in 'Peter Ibbetson', presented by the Metropolitan Opera. In the mid-1930s, the Lockharts relocated to California, where father Gene enjoyed a long career as one of the screen's great character actors. She attended the Westlake School for Girls in Beverly Hills, California. Lockhart made her film debut opposite her parents in a film version of A Christmas Carol (Edwin L. Marin, 1938), based on Charles Dickens's 1843 novella. She also played supporting parts in films including the drama All This, and Heaven Too (Anatole Litvak, 1940), Sergeant York (Howard Hawks, 1941), the musical Meet Me in St. Louis (Vincente Minnelli, 1944), and The Yearling (Clarence Brown, 1946). She starred in the horror film She-Wolf of London (Jean Yarbrough, 1946). She made her Broadway debut as the ingénue in the comedy 'For Love or Money' with John Loder. Tom Weaver at IMDb: "She got a standing ovation on opening night; one critic compared her debut to the first big hits of Helen Hayes and Margaret Sullavan. The overnight toast of Broadway, she went on to win a Tony Award, the Donaldson Award, the Theatre World Award and the Associated Press citation for Woman of the Year for Drama for her work in that play. " In 1951, Lockhart starred in Lawrence Riley's biographical play 'Kin Hubbard' opposite Tom Ewell. In 1955, June Lockhart appeared in an episode of the TV series Appointment with Adventure. About this time, she also made several appearances on the legal drama series Justice, based on case files of the Legal Aid Society of New York. In the late 1950s, Lockhart guest-starred in several popular television Westerns including Wagon Train, Cimarron City, Gunsmoke, Have Gun – Will Travel, and Rawhide. 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.
June Lockhart is best known for her roles as TV mothers, first as Ruth Martin, the wife of Paul Martin (Hugh Reilly) and the mother of Timmy Martin (Jon Provost) in the series Lassie (1958-1964). She replaced actress Cloris Leachman, who, in turn, had replaced Jan Clayton. Following her five-year run on Lassie, Lockhart made a guest appearance on Perry Mason as defendant Mona Stanton Harvey in 'The Case of the Scandalous Sculptor.' Lockhart then starred as Dr. Maureen Robinson in the classic Sci-Fi series Lost in Space (1965-1968). Next, she appeared as Dr. Janet Craig on the final two seasons of the sitcom Petticoat Junction (1968–1970), her character being brought in to fill the void created after Bea Benaderet died during the run of the show. During the 1980s and 1990s, she was a regular in the soap opera General Hospital and was also a voice actor, providing the voice of Martha Day, the lead character in the Hanna-Barbera animated series These Are the Days during the 1970s. In 1986, she appeared in the fantasy film, Troll (John Carl Buechler, 1986). The younger version of her character in that film was played by her daughter, Anne Lockhart. 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 film Lost in Space (Stephen Hopkins, 1998), 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, alongside fellow TV mom Marion Ross, who played Drew's mother. In 2004, she voiced the role of Grandma Emma Fowler in Focus on the Family's The Last Chance Detectives audio cases. Lockhart guest-starred as James Caan's mother in an episode of Las Vegas (2004), and in episodes of Cold Case and Grey's Anatomy. She also appeared in the feature film Wesley (John Hackman, 2007), a biopic about John Wesley and Charles Wesley, the founders of the Methodist movement, and in Tesla Effect (2014), a video game that combines live-action footage with 3D graphics. Since 1960, she has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for motion pictures (6323 Hollywood Boulevard) and one for television (6362 Hollywood Boulevard). In 1951, Lockhart married John F. Maloney. They had two daughters, Anne Kathleen Lockhart (1953) and June Elizabeth Maloney (1956). The couple divorced in 1959. She married architect John Lindsay that same year, but they divorced in 1970 and she has not remarried since.
Sources: Tom Weaver (IMDb), Wikipedia, and IMDb.
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June Lockhart
American postcard.
American actress June Lockhart was born on 25 June 1925. She is primarily known for her roles on television in the 1950s and 1960s television, but she also acted on stage and in films. Lockhart played mother roles in the TV series, Lassie and Lost in Space, and also portrayed Dr. Janet Craig on the sitcom Petticoat Junction (1968–1970). She is a two-time Emmy Award nominee and a Tony Award winner.
June Lockhart was born in 1925, in New York City. She 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 Lockhart. Lockhart debuted on stage at the age of eight, playing Mimsey in the dream sequence in 'Peter Ibbetson', presented by the Metropolitan Opera. In the mid-1930s, the Lockharts relocated to California, where father Gene enjoyed a long career as one of the screen's great character actors. She attended the Westlake School for Girls in Beverly Hills, California. Lockhart made her film debut opposite her parents in a film version of A Christmas Carol (Edwin L. Marin, 1938), based on Charles Dickens's 1843 novella. She also played supporting parts in films including the drama All This, and Heaven Too (Anatole Litvak, 1940), Sergeant York (Howard Hawks, 1941), the musical Meet Me in St. Louis (Vincente Minnelli, 1944), and The Yearling (Clarence Brown, 1946). She starred in the horror film She-Wolf of London (Jean Yarbrough, 1946). She made her Broadway debut as the ingénue in the comedy 'For Love or Money' with John Loder. Tom Weaver at IMDb: "She got a standing ovation on opening night; one critic compared her debut to the first big hits of Helen Hayes and Margaret Sullavan. The overnight toast of Broadway, she went on to win a Tony Award, the Donaldson Award, the Theatre World Award and the Associated Press citation for Woman of the Year for Drama for her work in that play. " In 1951, Lockhart starred in Lawrence Riley's biographical play 'Kin Hubbard' opposite Tom Ewell. In 1955, June Lockhart appeared in an episode of the TV series Appointment with Adventure. About this time, she also made several appearances on the legal drama series Justice, based on case files of the Legal Aid Society of New York. In the late 1950s, Lockhart guest-starred in several popular television Westerns including Wagon Train, Cimarron City, Gunsmoke, Have Gun – Will Travel, and Rawhide. 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.
June Lockhart is best known for her roles as TV mothers, first as Ruth Martin, the wife of Paul Martin (Hugh Reilly) and the mother of Timmy Martin (Jon Provost) in the series Lassie (1958-1964). She replaced actress Cloris Leachman, who, in turn, had replaced Jan Clayton. Following her five-year run on Lassie, Lockhart made a guest appearance on Perry Mason as defendant Mona Stanton Harvey in 'The Case of the Scandalous Sculptor.' Lockhart then starred as Dr. Maureen Robinson in the classic Sci-Fi series Lost in Space (1965-1968). Next, she appeared as Dr. Janet Craig on the final two seasons of the sitcom Petticoat Junction (1968–1970), her character being brought in to fill the void created after Bea Benaderet died during the run of the show. During the 1980s and 1990s, she was a regular in the soap opera General Hospital and was also a voice actor, providing the voice of Martha Day, the lead character in the Hanna-Barbera animated series These Are the Days during the 1970s. In 1986, she appeared in the fantasy film, Troll (John Carl Buechler, 1986). The younger version of her character in that film was played by her daughter, Anne Lockhart. 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 film Lost in Space (Stephen Hopkins, 1998), 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, alongside fellow TV mom Marion Ross, who played Drew's mother. In 2004, she voiced the role of Grandma Emma Fowler in Focus on the Family's The Last Chance Detectives audio cases. Lockhart guest-starred as James Caan's mother in an episode of Las Vegas (2004), and in episodes of Cold Case and Grey's Anatomy. She also appeared in the feature film Wesley (John Hackman, 2007), a biopic about John Wesley and Charles Wesley, the founders of the Methodist movement, and in Tesla Effect (2014), a video game that combines live-action footage with 3D graphics. Since 1960, she has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for motion pictures (6323 Hollywood Boulevard) and one for television (6362 Hollywood Boulevard). In 1951, Lockhart married John F. Maloney. They had two daughters, Anne Kathleen Lockhart (1953) and June Elizabeth Maloney (1956). The couple divorced in 1959. She married architect John Lindsay that same year, but they divorced in 1970 and she has not remarried since.
Sources: Tom Weaver (IMDb), Wikipedia, and IMDb.
And, please check out our blog European Film Star Postcards.