Jay North, the former child actor who starred as the titular troublemaker onDennis the Menace, has died.
Jeanne Russell just called us with terribly sad, but not unexpected news, wrote Laurie Jacobson in aFacebookpost.
He had a heart as big as a mountain, loved his friends deeply.
‘Dennis The Menace’ star Jay North celebrates the 50th anniversary of the cartoon strip in 1999.David Keeler/Online USA, Inc
He called us frequently and ended every conversation with I love you with all my heart.
And we loved him with all of ours.
He is out of pain now.
Jay North with drawing of him by Hank Ketcham, on the set of ‘Dennis the Menace’ in 1960 (Everett Collection)
His suffering is over.
At last he is at peace.
