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, ...

An early contender for the song of the summer has arrived: "Castaways," a track from the Nickelodeon kids' cartoon "The Backyardigans." In the now-viral song, characters from the music-focused cartoon ...

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 creator of the ...

ANIMATION legend Janice Burgess has died at the age of 72. Tributes have poured in for the screenwriter, best known for creating the Nickelodeon cartoon show The Backyardigans. Fracaswell Hyman, a ...

American TV screenwriter and producer Janice Burgess passed away at the age of 72. Burgess was known for the creation of Nickelodian's iconic children's TV show, The Backyardigans, which ran from 2004 ...

Nickelodeon and Broadway Across America announced new performances of The Backyardigans Live! Tale of the Mighty Knights throughout 2008 and into 2009. The national touring production will visit 30 ...

Emmywinner Janice Burgess has died aged 72, according to her former colleague and friend (Picture: WireImage Nickelodeon has paid tribute to ‘kind and creative’ Janice Burgess after her death at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Janice Burgess, creator of Nickelodeon's "The Backyardigans," died on Saturday in hospice care in Manhattan, according to The New ...

She revealed the inspiration behind the popular kids' show The Backyardigans ANIMATION legend Janice Burgess has died at the age of 72. Tributes have poured in for the screenwriter, best known for ...

Janice Burgess, a former Nickelodeon executive and the creator of the popular preschool tv series The Backyardigans, has died in Manhattan. She was 72. The cause of death was breast cancer, according ...