Jay North, known for defining the image of a postwar American child as a trouble magnet on television's "Dennis the Menace," died Sunday. He was 73.
Laurie Jacobson, a longtime friend and fellow actor on the original television show, announced his death on Facebook, saying North died peacefully at home Sunday morning after a yearslong battle with cancer.
Friend and representative Bonnie Vent confirmed his death in an email. Authorities where North lived in Union County, Florida, including the local medical examiner, did not respond to requests for information Sunday.
North started playing the main character on "Dennis the Menace" at age 6 in 1959. The show's title character, often clad in overalls, clashed with a neighbor and kept his patient parents busy managing fallout from his shenanigans.
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Laurie Jacobson, a longtime friend and fellow actor on the original television show, announced his death on Facebook, saying North died peacefully at home Sunday morning after a yearslong battle with cancer.
Friend and representative Bonnie Vent confirmed his death in an email. Authorities where North lived in Union County, Florida, including the local medical examiner, did not respond to requests for information Sunday.
North started playing the main character on "Dennis the Menace" at age 6 in 1959. The show's title character, often clad in overalls, clashed with a neighbor and kept his patient parents busy managing fallout from his shenanigans.
Jay North, TV's original 'Dennis the Menace,' dies at 73
The onetime actor died at his home in Florida on Sunday, a friend who worked on the series said.
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