For kids of the ’60s, it was a thrilling weekly ride and for adults revisiting it later, it became a time capsule of an era when television dared to mix earnest family drama with outlandish spectacle.

On October 25, 2025, June Lockhart, star of Lassie, Lost in Space, Petticoat Junction, and so much more, passed away at the age of 100 from natural causes. In June 2025, just weeks before her 100th ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Lockhart died on Oct. 23 at age 100 of natural causes in Santa Monica, Calif., according to ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Actress June Lockhart, beloved TV mother on “Lassie” and “Lost in Space,” died Thursday. She was 100. Lockhart’s ...

June Lockhart, the veteran Hollywood star famous for projects like Lassie and Lost in Space, has died. She was 100. Publicist Harlan Boll announced that the actress, who also had big roles in films ...

"Give me a child at an impressionable age, and she is mine for life." So the fanatical teacher of "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" (1969) liked to say. And so the TV networks have repeatedly proved.

When it comes to the sci-fi genre, one undeniable gift that the 1960s gave to pop culture was, of course, the original Star Trek in America and, through the BBC in England, Doctor Who. At the same ...