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Class act, June Lockhart.

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100 YEARS OLD!!!!!!!!!!!!

Everyone always talks about Betty White, and they should, she's awesome, but another cool old broad that I hardly see anyone online talk about at all is classic film and television star, and nonagenarian, June Lockhart.

Maybe I'm biased because I'm a huge Lost in Space fan, but I think Ms. Lockhart is pretty rad and here's a few reasons why:

During the 1960's, when she was in her 40's, she was a member of an adult kite flying club.

She owned a 1923 Seagrave pumper fire engine that she named Cordelia Delilah Lindsay, and she would drive it to the studio during her time on Lost in Space. She had the biggest parking space on the lot because of this.

She's appeared in many oddball, cult films including C.H.U.D II: Bud the C.H.U.D., and as a witch in the criminally underrated Troll.

After starring in her most famous roles on Lassie and Lost in Space she would go on to pop up on other diverse television shows too, like Amazing Stories, Beverly Hills 90210 and even Ren & Stimpy.

Her Lost in Space costar, Bill Mumy, has said in many interviews that the only man's picture he's ever known her to carry in her wallet, from the 1980's onward, is David Bowie.

In fact she's a huge rock fan in general, going back to the 1960's when she would take little Billy Mumy and Angela Cartwright (her Lost in Space children) to the Whiskey-A-Go-Go in LA to see the Allman Brothers live during the summer of love.

To quote Mumy in a 2013 interview, "June is such an interesting character... She is, without a doubt, one of the smartest people I’ve ever met in my life. She is truly a rock & roll goddess. I swear to god. She lives for rock & roll.”

She was honored by The National Aeronautics and Space Administration with an award for Exceptional Public Achievement for inspiring the public about space exploration.

And of course I could talk endlessly about how she, as her LiS character, Dr. Maureen Robinson, portrayed a level headed female scientist, a bio-chemist, who was also a loving mother and vital member of a group of space pioneers who could handle a laser pistol just as well as she could braid her daughters hair at a time when most mothers on television were just meant to stay in the background and stay quiet.

She would also go on to play a doctor for many episodes of Petticoat Junction after LiS ended.

Truly a woman ahead of her time who even now in her late 90's continues to live an active life.

I think we should all appreciate and be inspired by her.

🚀🌟💟💕💟🌟🤖

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Dr. Maureen Robinson by Greg Sloane

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Two awesome space ladies hanging out and doing science s#!%.

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She turns 100 years old today!

My favorite space mom, Dr. Maureen Robinson💐

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Dale Arden by Nicolas Bournay

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Space mom!

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June is 100 years old today and still going strong!

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WILLIAM! THIS IS WORSE THAN THE TIME I BECAME A STALK OF CELERY!!

WILLIAM! COME QUICKLY!

I'VE BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO A PICKLE!!

I'M PICKLE SMITH, WILLIAM!!!

OH, DEAR! OH, THE PAIN, THE PAIN!

I HAVE NO ARMS, AND I MUST FLAIL!

HELP ME, WILLIAM!!!

I'M PICKLE SMITH!!

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wild

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Indiana Jones

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Billy Meier photograph famously used in The X-Files ‘I Want To Believe’ poster

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