`LASSIE' STAR JON PROVOST TURNS 50 (MARCH 12)

`LASSIE' STAR JON PROVOST TURNS 50 (MARCH 12)

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (Wireless Flash) -- Remember "Lassie" TV star Jon Provost? Well, the boy who played "Timmy" from 1957 to 1964 will turn 50 on Sunday (March 12). These days, Provost lives in Santa Rosa, California, and works for a title insurance company. Although he still keeps in contact with his on-screen mother, June Lockhart, there's no Lassie in his life because the three collies that played Lassie are no longer alive. He does have a pet beagle, though, named Barney. Working with animals must have rubbed off on Provost, because he claims dogs and other critters are automatically drawn to him whenever he enters a room. He's currently writing his autobiography, tentatively titled, "Timmy's In The Well."