Lost in Space, the iconic science fiction series, is in cultural conversation again because of actress June Lockhart's sad ...

When it comes to the sci-fi genre, one undeniable gift that the 1960s gave to pop culture was, of course, the original Star ...

June Lockhart, an actress who debuted at 8 with the Metropolitan Opera, won a Tony Award at 22 for her Broadway performance as a winsome ingénue and had a long career on television, notably starring ...

Oct 25 (Reuters) - June Lockhart, who became the archetypal TV mom of the 1950s and 1960s with her roles on the campy sci-fi series "Lost in Space" and alongside a collie and a little boy on the ...

"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.

She exuded earnest maternal wisdom and wistful contentment as a farm wife on “Lassie” and, later, as an interplanetary castaway on “Lost in Space.” ...

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.

June Lockhart, a popular actress of the 1950s and ’60s known for her roles in “ Lost In Space ,” “ Lassie ” and “Meet Me in St. Louis,” died of natural causes on Oct. 23 in Santa Monica, Calif. She ...