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The actor died “peacefully at home” on April 6 after “fighting cancer for a number of years”
Jay North, the actor who starred as the titular character in the Dennis the Menace television series, has died, PEOPLE confirmed. He was 73.
North’s friend — producer and writer Laurie Jacobson — announced his death via a Facebook post on April 6. She wrote that North had died at home after “fighting cancer” for several years. Soon after, North’s representative confirmed his death to PEOPLE.
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>The actor died “peacefully at home” on April 6 after “fighting cancer for a number of years”
>Jay North, the actor who starred as the titular character in the Dennis the Menace television series, has died, PEOPLE confirmed. He was 73.
>North’s friend — producer and writer Laurie Jacobson — announced his death via a Facebook post on April 6. She wrote that North had died at home after “fighting cancer” for several years. Soon after, North’s representative confirmed his death to PEOPLE.
>"[North’s Dennis the Menace costar] Jeanne Russell just called us with terribly sad, but not unexpected news," Jacobson wrote. "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."
."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 continued. "He had a heart as big as a mountain, loved his friends deeply."
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