Janice Burgess Cause of Death

Janice Burgess worked as a television executive, screenwriter, and producer for Nickelodeon. She created the Nick Jr. series The Backyardigans and served as a writer and story editor for Nickelodeon’s reboot of Winx Club. Both series were created at Nickelodeon Animation Studios.

According to an interview with Investor’s Business Daily, Burgess disliked traveling “in art circles with collectors and high society,” so she pursued a different job after college.

Janice Burgess was the executive producer of The Backyardigans for all four seasons. Burgess drew inspiration from action films when creating episodes for the show, wanting to adapt high-stakes stories for a younger audience.

Janice Burgess Cause of Death

Burgess died on March 2, 2024, just one day after her 72nd birthday, while receiving hospice care in Manhattan after being diagnosed with cancer.

She was 72. Her death was confirmed by Brown Johnson, a longtime friend and the creator of Nick Jr., who said the cause was breast cancer.