Biography
Tom Blackburn
Real name: Thomas Wakefield Blackburn II
American author, screenwriter, and lyricist. Author of western novels and screenplays. Best known for writing, "The Ballad Of Davy Crockett" while working for Disney Studios. Credited as Davy Crockett on "Farewell". Born: June 23, 1913. Died: August 2, 1992.