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Thomas W. Blackburn (1913–1992)

Writer | Soundtrack | Music Department

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Prolific writer of western novels and screenplays who was also noted as composer of the lyrics for The Ballad of Davy Crockett.

Born:

in New Mexico, USA

Died:

(age 79) in Garfield, Colorado, USA

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1973 Santee (uncredited)
 
1968 Run for Your Life (TV series)
– A Dangerous Proposal (1968) (story / as Tom Blackburn)
 
1965-1967 Daniel Boone (TV series)
– The Spanish Horse (1967) (teleplay / as Tom Blackburn)
– Gun-Barrel Highway (1966) (written by / as Tom Blackburn)
– The Tamarack Massacre Affair (1965) (teleplay / as Tom Blackburn)
 
1967 Iron Horse (TV series)
– The Bridge at Forty-Mile (1967) (writer)
 
1966 Johnny Tiger
 
1965 Mara of the Wilderness (screenplay / as Tom Blackburn)
 
1964 The Virginian (TV series)
– Portrait of a Widow (1964) (writer)
 
1954-1961 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
– Westward Ho the Wagons!: White Man's Medicine (1961) (writer)
– Westward Ho the Wagons!: Ambush at Wagon Gap (1961) (writer)
– Johnny Tremain: Part 2 (1958) (writer)
– Johnny Tremain: Part 1 (1958) (writer)
– The Saga of Andy Burnett: The Big Council (1958) (as Tom Blackburn)
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1959 The Redeemer (writer)
 
1958-1959 Bronco (TV series)
– Riding Solo (1959) (teleplay)
– Freeze-Out (1958) (teleplay)
– Quest of the Thirty Dead (1958) (writer)
 
1958 Sugarfoot (TV series)
– Yampa Crossing (1958) (writer)
 
1958 Maverick (TV series)
– High Card Hangs (1958) (teleplay / as Tom Blackburn)
 
1958 Sierra Baron (novel)
 
1957 Johnny Tremain (screenplay / as Tom Blackburn)
 
1956 Westward Ho, the Wagons! (screenplay / as Tom Blackburn)
 
1956 Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (as Tom Blackburn)
 
1956 The Wild Dakotas (screenplay)
 
1956 The Forest Ranger (TV movie)
 
1955 Cheyenne (TV series)
 
1955 Tales of the Texas Rangers (TV series)
– Carnival Criss-Cross (1955) (radio play)
 
1955 Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (as Tom Blackburn)
 
1954 Cattle Queen of Montana (story / as Thomas Blackburn)
 
1954 Riding Shotgun (screenplay / as Tom Blackburn)
 
1953 Cow Country (adaptation / as Tom W. Blackburn)
 
1952 Cattle Town (written by / as Tom Blackburn)
 
1951 Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV series)
– Masked Riders (1951) (writer)
– The Lady School Teacher (1951) (writer)
 
1951 Cavalry Scout (additional dialogue / as Thomas Blackburn)
 
1951 Raton Pass (novel / screenplay)
 
1950 Sierra Passage (screenplay / as Tom W. Blackburn)
 
1950 Short Grass (novel / as Tom W. Blackburn / screenplay / as Tom W. Blackburn)
 
1950 Colt .45 (written by / as Thomas Blackburn)
 
1947 Killer at Large (original screenplay / as Tom Blackburn)
 
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2009 Fantastic Mr. Fox (lyrics: "The Ballad of Davy Crockett")
 
2008 The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (TV documentary) (lyrics: "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" - uncredited)
 
1986 Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (video short) (lyrics: "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" / as Tom W. Blackburn)
 
1986 Off Beat (lyrics: "The Ballad of Davy Crockett")
 
1985 Back to the Future (lyrics: "THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT" 1954)
 
1957 Johnny Tremain (writer: "Johnny Tremain" / as Tom Blackburn)
 
1956 Westward Ho, the Wagons! (lyrics: "Westward Ho the Wagons!", "The Ballad of John Colter" / as Tom Blackburn)
 
1955 Dateline: Disneyland (TV special documentary) (lyrics: "The Ballad of Davy Crocket")
 
1955 Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (lyrics: "Ballad of Davy Crockett" / as Tom Blackburn)
 
1955 Your Hit Parade (TV series)
– Episode dated 16 April 1955 (1955) (lyrics: "Ballad of Davy Crockett")
 
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1962 40 Pounds of Trouble (composer: song "The Ballad of Davy Crockett")
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Novel: "Sierra Baron" (filmed as Sierra Baron) See more »

Alternate Names:

Thomas Wakefield Blackburn | Thomas Blackburn | Tom W. Blackburn | Tom Blackburn | Steve Herrington | Ray P. Shotwell
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Personal Quote:

"I never wrote a song in my life." - on the ten-million-seller tune "Davy Crockett". See more »

Trivia:

Prolific writer of western novels and screenplays who was also noted as composer of the lyrics for The Ballad of Davy Crockett. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer