Former child star Jay North passed away, at age 73, peacefully at his home on Sunday at noon following a long battle with cancer.
The Hollywood native is best known for playing the titular role in CBS sitcom Dennis the Menace, based on the Hank Ketcham comic strip, which ran for four seasons spanning 1959-1963.
‘Jeanne Russell just called us with terribly sad, but not unexpected news,’ Jay’s friend Laurie Jacobson announced on Facebook.
‘As many of his fans know, he had a difficult journey in Hollywood and after…but he did not let it define his life. He had a heart as big as a mountain, loved his friends deeply. He called us frequently and ended every conversation with “I love you with all my heart.”
‘And we loved him with all of ours. A life-long friend of Jon’s, a brother to Jeanne and a dear friend to me, we will miss him terribly. He is out of pain now. His suffering is over. At last he is at peace.’
Former child star Jay North passed away, at age 73, peacefully at his home on Sunday at noon following a long battle with cancer (pictured in 2013)
The Hollywood native is best known for playing the titular role in CBS sitcom Dennis the Menace, based on the Hank Ketcham comic strip, which ran for four seasons spanning 1959-1963
Jay’s friend Laurie Jacobson announced on Facebook: ‘Jeanne Russell just called us with terribly sad, but not unexpected news’
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