June Lockhart, beloved mother figure from 'Lassie' and 'Lost In Space,' dies at 100
BOB THOMAS and BETH HARRIS
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FILE - June Lockhart, right, who played the character of Ruth Martin, mother of Timmy Martin, played by Jon Provost, left, during the classic series "Lassie," poses for a photograph with Lassie, 9th generation, during arrivals at CBS's 75th anniversary celebration Sunday, Nov. 2, 2003, in New York. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano, File)
LOUIS LANZANO
FILE - In this file photo showing the crew from the original cast of the television series "Lost in Space" from left in the back row are: Bob May, Bill Mumy, Mark Goddard, Jonathan Harris; in the front row from left: June Lockhart, Marta Kristen, Angela Cartwright in Boston on Dec. 2, 1995. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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FILE- This April 4, 2004 file photo shows June Lockhart posing for a photo as she arrives for the 60th Anniversary screening of "Meet Me in St. Louis" DVD release screening at Directors Guild of America, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/ Nam Y. Huh,File)
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FILE - Actress June Lockhart from Lost in Space and Lassie, addresses bloggers at NASA Social media event at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., on Aug. 12, 2012, hours before the Mars rover Curiosity is due to land on the surface of Mars. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
LOS ANGELES — June Lockhart, who became a mother figure for a generation of television viewers whether at home in "Lassie" or up in the stratosphere in "Lost In Space," died at age 100.
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FILE - June Lockhart, right, who played the character of Ruth Martin, mother of Timmy Martin, played by Jon Provost, left, during the classic series "Lassie," poses for a photograph with Lassie, 9th generation, during arrivals at CBS's 75th anniversary celebration Sunday, Nov. 2, 2003, in New York. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano, File)
FILE - In this file photo showing the crew from the original cast of the television series "Lost in Space" from left in the back row are: Bob May, Bill Mumy, Mark Goddard, Jonathan Harris; in the front row from left: June Lockhart, Marta Kristen, Angela Cartwright in Boston on Dec. 2, 1995. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
FILE- This April 4, 2004 file photo shows June Lockhart posing for a photo as she arrives for the 60th Anniversary screening of "Meet Me in St. Louis" DVD release screening at Directors Guild of America, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/ Nam Y. Huh,File)
FILE - Actress June Lockhart from Lost in Space and Lassie, addresses bloggers at NASA Social media event at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., on Aug. 12, 2012, hours before the Mars rover Curiosity is due to land on the surface of Mars. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
