June Lockhart

June Lockhart

Lockhart in 1947
Born (1925-06-25) June 25, 1925
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1938–present
Spouse(s) Dr. John F. Maloney (m. 1951–59)
John Lindsay (m. 1959–70)
Children Anne Kathleen Lockhart (b. 1953)
June Elizabeth Lockhart (b. 1955)
Parent(s) Gene Lockhart
Kathleen Arthur Lockhart

June Lockhart (born June 25, 1925) is an American actress, primarily in 1950s and 1960s television, also with performances on stage and in film. She played the mother in two TV series, Lassie and Lost in Space. She also portrayed Dr. Janet Craig on the CBS television sitcom Petticoat Junction (1968–70). She is a two-time Emmy Award nominee and a Tony Award winner.

Early years

Lockhart as Ruth Martin in Lassie

Born on June 25, 1925, 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] Her grandfather was John Coates Lockhart, "a concert-singer."[3]

She attended the Westlake School for Girls in Beverly Hills, California.[4]

Film

Lockhart made her film debut opposite her parents in a film version of A Christmas Carol, in 1938.[5] She also played supporting parts in films including Meet Me in St. Louis, Sergeant York, All This, and Heaven Too and The Yearling. Lockhart played the title role in She-Wolf of London (1946).

Stage

Lockhart debuted on stage at the age of eight, playing Mimsey in Peter Ibbetson, presented by the Metropolitan Opera.[6] Her acting in For Love or Money brought her out of her parents' shadow and gained her notice as "a promising movie actress in her own right."[4] One newspaper article began, "June Lockhart has burst on Broadway with the suddenness of an unpredicted comet."[4]

In 1951, Lockhart starred in Lawrence Riley's biographical play Kin Hubbard opposite Tom Ewell.

Television

In 1955, Lockhart 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.[7] In the late 1950s, Lockhart guest-starred in several popular television Westerns including: Wagon Train and Cimarron City (in the episode "Medicine Man" with Gary Merrill) 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.

Lockhart played Maureen Robinson in the classic sci-fi series Lost in Space from 1965-1968.
The handprints of June Lockhart in front of Hollywood Hills Amphitheater at Walt Disney World's Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park.

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, who, in turn, had replaced Jan Clayton - who had originally played the role. 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 Lost in Space, which ran from 1965-1968 on CBS, opposite veteran actors Guy Williams and Jonathan Harris.

In 1965, Lockhart played librarian Ina Coolbrith, first poet laureate of California, in the episode "Magic Locket" of the syndicated western series, Death Valley Days, hosted by Ronald W. Reagan. In the storyline, Coolbrith develops a tenuous friendship with the teenaged "Dorita Duncan" (Kathy Garver), later the dancer Isadora Duncan. The two have identical portions of a broken locket. Sean McClory played the poet Joaquin Miller, author of Songs of the Sierras.

Lockhart would then appear as Dr. Janet Craig on the final two seasons of the CBS 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; she was a regular in the ABC soap opera General Hospital during the 1980s and 1990s, 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 on ABC during the 1970s.

Lockhart appeared as a hostess on the "Miss USA Pageant" on CBS for six years, the "Miss Universe Pageant" on CBS for six years, the "Tournament of Roses Parade" on CBS for eight years and the "Thanksgiving Parade" on CBS for five years.

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 the "Lest We Forget" 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, 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 starred as James Caan's mother in an episode of Las Vegas in 2004. Lockhart has since guest-starred in 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.

In February 2013, Lockhart began filming for Tesla Effect, a video game that combines live-action footage with 3D graphics, which was released in May 2014.

Recognition

June Lockhart, 2009

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.[8] She has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for motion pictures (6323 Hollywood Boulevard) and one for television (6362 Hollywood Boulevard). Both were dedicated on February 8, 1960.[9]

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 two years later. The couple divorced in 1959.[10] She married architect John Lindsay that same year, but they divorced in October 1970[11] and she has not remarried since.

Anne has taken her mother's maiden name for her stage name, and has appeared in films and television programs.[11] June is marketing manager/art director for an international luxury furniture manufacturer headquartered in California, with showrooms around the world.

Selected filmography

Film
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 Alternate 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 Phyllis Allenby
1947 Bury Me Dead Barbara Carlin
1947 T-Men Mary Genaro
1982 Butterfly Mrs. Helen Gillespie
1982 Aladdin and the Magic Lamp Aladdin's Mother Voice
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
Wagon Train Sarah Drummond 1 episode
Matinee Theater Connie 1 episode
Gunsmoke Beulah 1 episode
Playhouse 90 Narrator 1 episode
1959–1964 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, "The Second Wife"
Mr. Novak Mrs. Nelby 1 episode, "Once a Clown"
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
New Zoo Revue Penelope Potter 1 episode
1976 Happy Days Judge MacBride 1 episode
1976 Quincy, M.E. Clara Rhoades 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
1982 Knots Landing Hilda Grant 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
1992 Danger Island Kate TV movie
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
'Tis The Season: A Hawaiian Christmas Story Mrs. Livingston Television film
The Ren & Stimpy Show Dr. Brainchild's Mother 1 episode
1995 The Colony Mrs. Billingsley Television film
Roseanne Leon's mother 1 episode
Out There Donna Television film
1996 Step by Step Helen Lambert 3 episodes
1997 7th Heaven Veterinarian 1 episode
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

References

  1. ↑ "June Lockhart Biography (1925–)". filmreference.com. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
  2. ↑ "A Star Is Born". Life. Time, Inc.: 59 November 24, 1947. ISSN 0024-3019.
  3. ↑ Maays, Stan (February 15, 1970). "June Lockhart Jr. To Make TV Debut". Abilene Reporter-News. p. 51. Retrieved September 27, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 3 Meegan, Jean (November 23, 1947). "Winsome June Lockhart Draws Broadway 'Raves'". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. p. 15. Retrieved September 26, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Photo Flash: Legendary Leading Ladies Donate to National Museum of American History". broadwayworld.com. February 1, 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
  6. ↑ Boyle, Hal (March 13, 1959). "Gene Lockhart Versatile Man". Times Daily. p. 5. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Justice". The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Search Results: June Lockhart". Tony Awards. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "June Lockhart". Hollywood Walk of Fame. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  10. ↑ Gingrich, Arnold (1959). "Lockhart and Her Lassie". Coronet. 45: 14.
  11. 1 2 Martin, Bob (July 9, 1972). "June's Daughter: A Lovely Lassie". The Independent, Long Beach. Retrieved November 23, 2009.

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