Tom W. Blackburn

Thomas Wakefield Blackburn (June 23, 1913 – August 2, 1992) was an American author, screenwriter and lyricist. His work included various Western novels and television screenplays, as well as the lyrics to "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" (his first) and other songs. Quotes Born on a mountain top in Tennessee, Greenest state in the Land of the Free, Raised in the woods so's he knew ev'ry tree, Kilt him a b'ar when he was only three—    Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier. "The Ballad of Davy Crockett", st. 1 Introduced on ABC's television series Disneyland, in the premiere episode (October 27, 1954) External links Iona and Peter Opie, The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren (1959), p. 7 Category:1913 births Category:1992 deaths Category:Authors from the United States Category:Screenwriters from the United States Category:Songwriters from the United States Category:People from New Mexico Category:University of California, Los Angeles alumni