June Lockhart Biography

Fast Facts

• Parents were introduced by Thomas Edison when they worked for him as performers who showcased products
• Made acting debut at the age of 8 in a Metropolitan Opera performance of Peter Ibbetson
• First professional check was for $2
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• Made big screen debut alongside parents, Gene and Kathleen Lockhart in MGM's A Christmas Carol where the family played the Cratchits in 1938
• Has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for television and one for film work
• Suggested to NASA that they play her fathers song "The World is Waiting for the Sunrise" as the wake up call for the astronauts on the shuttle
• Awarded NASA's Exceptional Public Achievement Medal in 2013 for public contributions to NASA
• Starred in The Tesla Effect, a hybrid video game that combines live action and computer graphics in 2014
• Celebrated 90th birthday with a performance by the Big Band of Barristers in Beverly Hills