Lassie in History

Birthdays in Film & TV

1885-09-17 George Cleveland, Canadian actor (Mystery Liner, Courage of Lassie), born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada (d. 1957)
1892-03-25 Andy Clyde, Scottish actor (The Real McCoys, Lassie), born in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland (d. 1967)
1898-06-30 George Chandler, American actor (Fury, Lassie, The Fatal Glass of Beer), born in Waukegan, Illinois (d. 1985)
1906-07-02 Alan Webb, British actor (King Lear, Taming of Shrew, Challenge of Lassie), born in York, England (d. 1982)
1917-08-26 Jan Clayton, American actress (Ellen Miller-Lassie), born in Tularosa, New Mexico
1917-10-23 Robert Bray, American actor (Corey-Lassie, Stagecoach West), born in Kalispell, Montana (d. 1983)
1925-06-25 June Lockhart, American actress (Lassie, Lost in Space, Petticoat Junction), born in NYC, New York
1941-12-10 Tommy Rettig, American actor (Jeff's Collie, Lassie), born in Queens, New York (d. 1996)
1947-08-08 Larry Wilcox, actor (Lassie, Officer Jon Baker-CHiPs), born in San Diego, California
1950-03-12 Jon Provost, actor (Timmy-Lassie)

1957-07-15 George Cleveland, Canadian actor (Mystery Liner, Courage of Lassie), dies from a heart attack at 74
1967-05-18 Andy Clyde, Scottish actor (The Real McCoys, Lassie), dies from natural causes at 75
1981-10-13 Nils Asther 'the male Greta Garbo', Swedish actor (Son of Lassie, Wild Orchids), dies at 84
1982-06-22 Alan Webb, British actor (King Lear, Taming of Shrew, Challenge of Lassie), dies at 75
1983-01-13 Arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74
1983-03-07 Robert Bray, actor (Corey-Lassie, Simon-Stagecoach West), dies at 65
1983-08-28 Jan Clayton, actress (Ellen Miller-Lassie), dies at 66
1985-06-10 George Chandler, American actor (Fury, Lassie, The Fatal Glass of Beer), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 86
1996-02-15 Tommy Rettig, American actor (Jeff's Collie, Lassie), dies of a heart attack at 54