"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 ...

A 1965 portrait of actress June Lockhart, who plays Maureen Robinson on the TV show "Lost In Space." - CBS/Getty Images June Lockhart, who became a mother figure for a generation of television viewers ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Lockhart died on Oct. 23 at age 100 of natural causes in Santa Monica, Calif., according to ...

arrives at The Actor's Fund 2014 The Looking Ahead Awards held at Taglyan Cultural Complex on December 4, 2014 in Hollywood, California. June Lockhart, the golden-age film actress and star of TV shows ...

June Lockhart, beloved for her roles as a mother in Lassie and in Lost in Space, died on Oct. 23 at her Santa Monica, California home of natural causes. She was 100. Harlon Ball, Lockhart’s spokesman, ...

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: ...

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 ...

A Tony Award winner and daughter of actor Gene Lockhart, she also starred in 'Meet Me in St. Louis' and 'Petticoat Junction.' By Mike Barnes Senior Editor June Lockhart, affectionately known as Lassie ...