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Dennis Ketcham
Dennis Ketcham was born in 1946 in Carmel, California. His father,
Hank, was a cartoonist who worked at home. Dennis inadvertently gained
fame at the age of four when he trashed his bedroom instead of taking
a nap. His mother, Alice, marched into her husband's studio and
announced in exasperation "Your son is a menace." A cartoon lightbulb
appeared over the artist's head, and Dennis, the Menace was born. By
the time Hank Ketcham retired in 1994, the comic strip had 50 million
readers. It had spawned a television series and a major motion
picture.
Although Dennis may have been in storybooks, he did not lead a
storybook life. As a boy, he had learning disabilities. His mother was
an alcoholic, and his father's work schedule left little time for his
son. In 1959, shortly after his mother filed for divorce, Dennis was
sent to boarding school. A few months later Alice Ketcham died of an
accidental drug overdose at the age of 41. Hank Ketcham remarried and
moved Dennis to Switzerland. He had such a difficult time in Swiss
boarding school that his father sent him to boarding school in America
while he and his new wife remained in Europe.
After graduating, Dennis joined the Marines and went to Vietnam. Upon
his return, he was treated for post-traumatic stress disorder and
drifted from one low-paying job to another. Meanwhile, Hank Ketcham,
now a multi-millionaire, was divorced and married a third wife, with
whom he had two more children. Dennis was also divorced and had
remarried. He was, himself, estranged from his daughter. "I hear from
Dennis about once a year, mostly when he needs money," Hank Ketcham
told People magazine in 1993.
Although Dennis says that he wishes his father had written about
something other dim his childhood, he keeps a large collection of
Dennis the Menace dolls and books.
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