Since the 1960s, June Lockhart has been widely recognized as the
practical and protective TV mom from “Lost in Space” and “Lassie.” But
her extensive career stretched beyond zany aliens and courageous
canines. Her body of work includes some 200 stage, film, and TV roles –
including two seasons on “Petticoat Junction” and numerous television
guest-starring appearances since the 1950s. Westerns were among her
favorites .....read full interview in the Santa Monica Mirror.
While preparing for the interview, I watched some of her early TV westerns. An episode of “Wagon Train” (The Sarah Drummond Story) dealt with the settlers’ predictable attitude to the local “Indians.” What struck were the final words of June’s character:
“It’s the young we’ve got to worry about, they learn to love and hate quicker than anybody else depending on how we teach them.”
