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.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Actress June Lockhart, beloved TV mother on “Lassie” and “Lost in Space,” died Thursday. She was 100. Lockhart’s ...

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,” has died. She was 100. Related ...

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 was ...