| Birth: | Jul. 18, 1891
London
Ontario | | Death: | Mar. 31, 1957 | 
Actor. At age 6, Gene made his debut in theatre appearing in the Kilties Band of Canada. In 1916, he appeared on Broadway in "Riveria Girl." In his six decade career, not only was he a gifted actor who appeared in over 300 movies, such as, Miracle on 34th Street," "The Foxes of Harrow," and "The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit," but he was a songwriter, newspaper columnist, and performed in "Die Fledermaus" for the San Fransisco opera association. He wrote for radio shows and articles for various magazines. On stage he replaced Lee J. Cobb in "Death of a Salesman" to rave reviews. He became a U.S. citizen in 1939. He is the father of actress June Lockhart of "Lost in Space" fame. (bio by: Richard Gauthreaux)
Search Amazon for Gene Lockhart | | | Burial:
Holy Cross Cemetery
Culver City
Los Angeles County
California, USA
Plot: D, L279, 6
GPS (lat/lon): 33.99078, -118.38663 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 01, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 1545 |
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