{"id":2117837,"date":"2025-10-27T07:30:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T07:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2117837"},"modified":"2025-10-27T07:30:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T07:30:21","slug":"june-lockharts-former-costars-pay-tribute-post-death-at-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/june-lockharts-former-costars-pay-tribute-post-death-at-100\/","title":{"rendered":"June Lockhart\u2019s Former Costars Pay Tribute Post-Death at 100"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>June Lockhart<\/strong>, recognized for her work in <strong>Lassie<\/strong> and <strong>Lost in Space<\/strong>, recently <strong>died <\/strong>at the age of 100. News of her demise saddened the entertainment industry, with several of her <strong>costars <\/strong>paying <strong>tribute <\/strong>to her. Before her death, Lockhart enjoyed a nearly\u00a090-year career that made her one of the surviving actors of the Golden Age of Hollywood.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">June Lockhart passes away at 100<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>June Lockhart died of natural causes on October 23, 2025, at her home in Santa Monica, California. <\/strong>Lockhart\u2019s daughter, June Elizabeth, and granddaughter, Christianna, were reportedly by her side at the time of her death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A private funeral service has been planned. Moreover, her family has encouraged donations to The Actors Fund, ProPublica, and International Hearing Dog, Inc., instead of sending flowers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lockhart was born on June 25, 1925, in New York City to actors Gene and Kathleen Lockhart. She made her stage debut at 8 years old with the Metropolitan Opera production of Peter Ibbetson. Her film debut came in 1938 with A Christmas Carol, which starred her parents. She subsequently had supporting parts in films like Meet Me in St. Louis and The Yearling. Lockhart also had a major role in Son of Lassie and a leading part in She-Wolf of London. Further, she appeared in several Western television shows like Wagon Train, Gunsmoke, Rawhide, and Have Gun \u2013 Will Travel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lockhart became widely recognized for her performances as Ruth Martin in Lassie between 1958 and 1964 and Dr. Maureen Robinson in Lost in Space between 1965 and 1968. Additionally, she had recurring\/guest roles on Petticoat Junction, General Hospital, Beverly Hills 90210, and Grey\u2019s Anatomy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She is the recipient of two Emmy Award nominations \u2014 one for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series for Lassie \u2014 and a Tony Award. Further, she holds the distinction of being one of the few entertainers with more than one Hollywood Walk of Fame star, one for motion pictures and one for television.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">June Lockhart\u2019s costars pay tribute<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Several of June Lockhart\u2019s costars have paid tribute to her following her demise.<\/strong> Jon Provost, who played Lockhart\u2019s on-screen adoptive son in Lassie, Timmy Martin called her \u201ca true professional, with a kind heart and an open mind,\u201d on a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jon.provost.31\/posts\/25036235285993387?ref=embed_post\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Meanwhile, Lost in Space\u2019s Bill Mumy called her \u201ca one of a kind, talented, nurturing, adventurous, and non-compromising Lady\u201d on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bill.mumy\/posts\/10241055578185986?ref=embed_post\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:social media site;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">social media site<\/a>. He added that she would be one of his \u201cvery favorite moms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Further, Angela Cartwright, who worked with Lockhart on Lost in Space, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheAngelaCartwright\/posts\/1445240310293749?ref=embed_post\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:called the latter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">called the latter<\/a> \u201cso smart, quick, and funny.\u201d She added that she would cherish the time they spent together on and off set.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Originally reported by Abdul Azim Naushad on <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\/pop-culture\/news\/2048126-june-lockhart-death-die-100-tribute\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ComingSoon.net;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>ComingSoon.net<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1677547-june-lockhart-death-die-100-tribute\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:June Lockhart\u2019s Former Costars Pay Tribute Post-Death at 100;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">June Lockhart\u2019s Former Costars Pay Tribute Post-Death at 100<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mandatory;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mandatory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June Lockhart, recognized for her work in Lassie and Lost in Space, recently died at the age of 100. News of her demise saddened the entertainment industry, with several of her costars paying tribute to her. 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