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How 100-Year-Old ‘Lost In Space’ And ‘Lassie’ Star June Lockhart Got A Lifetime White House Press Pass
June Lockhart, the star of classic TV shows like Lost in Space and Lassie, turned 100 on Wednesday, but a lesser-known aspect of her career is her time spent at White House press conferences. For decades, Lockhart made a point of attending the briefings whenever she was in Washington, D.C., and even holds a lifetime […]
June Lockhart, the star of classic TV shows like Lost in Space and Lassie, turned 100 on Wednesday, but a lesser-known aspect of her career is her time spent at White House press conferences. The next year, when she and Hugh Downs filled in for Tex McCrary and Jinx Falkenburg on their TV show, she interviewed Hagerty, and she also witnessed, in person, her first presidential news conference. “I have outlandish respect and admiration for journalists and nothing would make me happier than to throw my lot with them.” At the time, though, TV executives had mixed feelings about having a woman in that role, Heimer wrote.
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