Jay North dies at 73
Jay North, the beloved face behind TV’s unique mischievous child, Dennis the Menace, has died on the age of 73.
The previous little one star, who spent his early years charming audiences with slingshots and troublemaking grins, handed away peacefully at house after battling most cancers for a number of years.
“Our dear friend JAY NORTH has been fighting cancer for a number of years and this morning at noon EST, Jay passed peacefully at home.”
Jacobson paid tribute to North’s resilience and big-hearted nature, reflecting on his difficult path after his early fame.
“As many of his fans know, he had a difficult journey in Hollywood and after…but he did not let it define his life,” she added. “He had a heart as big as a mountain, loved his friends deeply.”
She additionally recalled how North by no means ended a name with out saying, “I love you with all my heart.”
Jacobson added, “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.”
North shot to fame within the late Nineteen Fifties because the spirited Dennis Mitchell within the Dennis the Menace sitcom, a job that outlined his early profession from 1959 to 1963.
He later made a profitable leap to the massive display screen, starring in Zebra within the Kitchen and Maya, and even reprised his function within the tv spin-off of the latter.
As his profession advanced, North discovered a brand new groove behind the mic.
He lent his voice to a number of animated classics, together with Arabian Knights, Right here Comes the Grump, The Pebbles and Bam-Bam Present, and The Flintstones Comedy Hour.
Followers with a eager ear may nonetheless hear echoes of Dennis in these Saturday morning cartoons.
North made his ultimate on-screen look in 2003’s Dickie Roberts: Former Youngster Star, a becoming nod to his legacy in Hollywood’s little one star corridor of fame.
Jay North is survived by his spouse, Cindy Hackney, and three stepdaughters. Although the curtain has fallen, the laughter and recollections he sparked in a technology of followers will reside on — slingshot and all.
