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, 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," has died. She was 100.Related video above: ...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Iconic actress June Lockhart, best known for her roles in "Lassie" and "Lost in Space" has passed away. She was 100. A family spokesperson said Lockhart died of natural causes ...

"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 ...

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,” has died. She was 100. Lockhart died ...