Janice Burgess, creator of the beloved children's TV series "The Backyardigans," is dead at 72. The former Nickelodeon executive had breast cancer. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 ...

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She created the animated series “The Backyardigans,” which ran on Nickelodeon from 2004 to 2013. Credit... Brett Pierce. By Remy Tumin and John Yoon. Published March 5, 2024 Updated March 8, 2024.

Janice Burgess, the Nickelodeon executive who created “The Backyardigans,” has died. She was 72. “We are saddened to learn of the passing of one of the great architects of Nick Jr. and ...

Janice Burgess, the Emmy-winning creator of Nickelodeon's The Backyardigans, has died. She was 72. According to The New York Times, Burgess died Saturday in hospice care in Manhattan. On Tuesday ...