{"id":6072,"date":"2025-10-27T04:06:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T04:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=6072"},"modified":"2025-10-27T04:06:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T04:06:24","slug":"one-of-my-very-favorite-moms-june-lockharts-secret-rock-and-roll-side-and-the-picture-of-david-bowie-she-carried-for-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=6072","title":{"rendered":"\u201cOne of My Very Favorite Moms\u201d: June Lockhart\u2019s Secret Rock-and-Roll Side \u2014 and the Picture of David Bowie She Carried for Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOLLYWOOD, CA \u2014<\/strong> The world bid farewell to beloved actress June Lockhart<\/strong> on October 23, 2025<\/strong>, at the age of 100. Known to generations as America\u2019s favorite TV mom, Lockhart\u2019s passing has revealed an unexpected side to her life \u2014 one that was more rock-and-roll than anyone might have imagined.<\/span><\/p>\n

For millions, she was the comforting presence of Ruth Martin<\/strong> in Lassie<\/em> (1958\u20131964) and the steadfast matriarch Maureen Robinson<\/strong> in Lost in Space<\/em> (1965\u20131968). Yet behind the iconic image of the perfect mother figure was a woman with a daring streak \u2014 a spirited adventurer who embraced freedom, creativity, and rebellion in her own quiet way.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI can control my reputation, but not my image, because my image is how you see me,\u201d Lockhart once said in a 1994 interview. That distinction summed up a life far richer and more unconventional than the public ever knew.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The Unlikely Rock Maven<\/span><\/h3>\n

Lockhart\u2019s passion for adventure went well beyond the screen. She loved hot-air ballooning, plane-gliding<\/strong>, and \u2014 perhaps most surprisingly \u2014 rock music<\/strong>. According to her Lost in Space<\/em> co-star Billy Mumy<\/strong>, who played young Will Robinson, Lockhart\u2019s musical tastes were anything but ordinary.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the late 1960s, she even hired a then-unknown local band called Hour Glass<\/strong> to play at one of her Halloween parties. That band, led by brothers Duane and Gregg Allman<\/strong>, would later become the legendary Allman Brothers Band<\/strong> \u2014 pioneers of Southern rock.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mumy recalled how Lockhart often took him and fellow cast member Angela Cartwright<\/strong> to Los Angeles music clubs like Whisky a Go Go<\/strong>, exposing them to the city\u2019s thriving rock scene. For someone who embodied television wholesomeness, her off-screen life was full of rhythm, rebellion, and artistic curiosity.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Secret Picture in Her Wallet<\/span><\/h3>\n

Perhaps the most fascinating glimpse into Lockhart\u2019s personal life was her quiet devotion to David Bowie<\/strong> \u2014 the British rock icon who redefined music and style throughout the 1970s and 1980s.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a 2013 interview with the Television Academy Foundation, Mumy shared that Lockhart carried a single picture in her wallet<\/strong> for years during the 1980s \u2014 and it wasn\u2019t of her family or her two daughters. It was of Bowie\u2019s striking New Romantic-era look<\/strong>, the period when the artist captivated the world with his theatrical flair and chart-topping hits.<\/span><\/p>\n

That simple photograph spoke volumes about Lockhart\u2019s private admiration for creativity without limits. Though she never met Bowie, she once admitted that missing the chance was her biggest personal regret<\/strong>. In many ways, her secret photo was a symbol \u2014 a quiet salute to self-expression and artistic courage.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A Legacy Beyond the Screen<\/span><\/h3>\n

Following her passing, Billy Mumy shared a heartfelt tribute on social media, writing:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cJune will always be one of my very favorite moms. 100 years here. Wow! R.I.P. A one of a kind, talented, nurturing, adventurous, and non-compromising lady. She did it her way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Lockhart\u2019s death at her Santa Monica home from natural causes<\/strong> closes a remarkable chapter in Hollywood history. As one of the last surviving stars of cinema\u2019s Golden Age, her life was marked not only by success and grace but by a fearless individuality that defied expectations.<\/span><\/p>\n

While audiences will forever remember her as the gentle, dependable mother on Lassie<\/em> and Lost in Space<\/em>, her legacy also belongs to the dreamers and rebels \u2014 those who, like her, quietly lived with a spark of rock-and-roll in their hearts.<\/span><\/p>\n

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HOLLYWOOD, CA \u2014 The world bid farewell to beloved actress June Lockhart on October 23, 2025, at the age of 100. Known to generations as America\u2019s favorite TV mom, Lockhart\u2019s passing has revealed an unexpected side to her life \u2014 one that was more rock-and-roll than anyone might have imagined. For millions, she was the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6072\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}