Any fans out there of “ The Backyardigans” ? Count me among you. A couple of times a week we get to watch our grandsons, Ari, 19 months, and Carson, 9 months, for a cou ple of hours — not at the same ...
The Hollywood Reporter: Janice Burgess, Creator of ‘The Backyardigans,’ Dies at 72
The two-time Daytime Emmy winner and Nick Jr. exec said she put a lot of herself into the character Uniqua, whom she called a “ringleader.” By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Janice Burgess, the two-time ...
NPR: Janice Burgess, Nickelodeon executive who created 'The Backyardigans,' dies at 72
Janice Burgess, creator of the animated children’s series The Backyardigans, has died. Her death was confirmed by friend and former Gullah Gullah Island head writer Fracaswell Hyman on Instagram. Per ...
USA Today: 'The Backyardigans' creator Janice Burgess dies of breast cancer at 72
"T he Backyardigans" creator and former Nickelodeon executive Janice Burgess has died at 72. Representatives for Nickelodeon confirmed Burgess' death to USA TODAY in a statement on Tuesday. “We are ...
The New York Times: Janice Burgess, 72, Dies; Nickelodeon Executive and ‘Backyardigans’ Creator
She oversaw production of “Blue’s Clues” and drew on her childhood for the popular show in which five cartoon animals imagine their yard as a place of otherworldly adventure. By Remy Tumin and John ...
Janice Burgess, creator of Nickelodeon’s “The Backyardigans,” died on Saturday in hospice care in Manhattan, according to The New York Times. She was 72. “We are saddened to learn of the passing of ...