Thomas W. Blackburn(1913-1992)

Writer
Composer
Soundtrack

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Thomas W. Blackburn was born on 23 June 1913 in Raton, New Mexico, USA. He was a writer and composer, known for Retour vers le futur (1985), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) and Killer at Large (1947). He died on 2 August 1992 in Garfield, Colorado, USA.

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Known for

Michael J. Fox in Retour vers le futur (1985)

Retour vers le futur

8.5

Soundtrack("The Ballad of Davy Crockett")

1985

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

Fantastic Mr. Fox

7.9

Soundtrack("The Ballad of Davy Crockett")

2009

Anabel Shaw and Robert Lowery in Killer at Large (1947)

Killer at Large

7.0

Writer(as Tom Blackburn)

1947

Fess Parker in Davy Crockett roi des trappeurs (1955)

Davy Crockett roi des trappeurs

6.8

Writer(as Tom Blackburn)

1955

Credits

Writer

Mickey's Birthday Party Show
- Writer
- 1978
Santee
5.8
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1973
Match contre la vie
7.6
TV Series
- story (as Tom Blackburn)
- 1968
Daniel Boone
7.3
TV Series
- teleplay
- written by (as Tom Blackburn)
- 1965–1967
Le cheval de fer
7.1
TV Series
- writer
- 1967
The Boston Tea Party
Short
- Writer
- 1966
Johnny Tiger
6.9
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1966
Mara of the Wilderness
5.8
- screenplay (as Tom Blackburn)
- 1965
Le Virginien
7.6
TV Series
- writer
- 1964
Le monde merveilleux de Disney
8.3
TV Series
- writer
- screenplay
- written by
- 1954–1961
The Alaskans
8.1
TV Series
- teleplay by (as Tom Blackburn)
- 1960
Cheyenne
8.0
TV Series
- teleplay (as Tom Blackburn)
- 1959
El redentor
7.7
- writer
- 1959
Bronco
7.1
TV Series
- teleplay
- writer
- 1958–1959
Sugarfoot
7.4
TV Series
- writer (as Tom Blackburn)
- 1958

Composer

Soundtrack

Mr. Robot
8.5
TV Series
- writer: "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" (uncredited)
- 2016
The Marty Stuart Show
8.7
TV Series
- lyrics: "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" (uncredited)
- 2013
Fantastic Mr. Fox
7.9
- lyrics: "The Ballad of Davy Crockett"
- 2009
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
7.9
TV Movie
- lyrics: "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" (uncredited)
- 2008
Chantons ensemble: Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo
7.3
Video
- lyrics: "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" (as Tom W. Blackburn)
- 1986
Le flic était presque parfait
5.1
- lyrics: "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" (as Tom Blackburn)
- 1986
Disney Souvenirs
8.0
TV Series
- music: "The Ballad of Davy Crockett"
- 1985
Retour vers le futur
8.5
- lyrics: "The Ballad of Davy Crockett"
- 1985
Good Old Days Part II
7.3
TV Special
- writer: "The Ballad of Davy Crockett"
- 1978
Des ennuis à la pelle
6.3
- lyrics: "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" (uncredited)
- 1962
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
7.8
TV Series
- writer: "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" (uncredited)
- 1961
Johnny Tremain
6.4
- writer: "Johnny Tremain" (as Tom Blackburn)
- 1957
Sur la piste de l'Oregon
5.7
- lyrics: "Westward Ho the Wagons!", "The Ballad of John Colter" (as Tom Blackburn)
- 1956
Dateline: Disneyland
7.4
TV Special
- lyrics: "The Ballad of Davy Crocket"
- 1955
Davy Crockett roi des trappeurs
6.8
- lyrics: "Ballad of Davy Crockett" (as Tom Blackburn)
- 1955

Personal details

Alternative names
- Thomas Wakefield Blackburn
Born
- June 23, 1913
- Raton, New Mexico, USA
Died
- August 2, 1992
- Garfield, Colorado, USA
Other works
Novel: "Raton Pass", NOTE: Filmed as Raton Pass (1951).

Did you know

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

Quotes
[on the ten-million-seller tune "Ballad of Davy Crockett", for which he wrote the lyrics] I never wrote a song in my life.

Nickname
- Thomas Blackburn

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