University of Wyoming
Thomas Wakefield Blackburn was an author, screenwriter, and composer best known as a writer for Disney. He wrote both the screenplay and music for "Johnny Tremain." He also wrote episodes for "Davy Crockett" and Daniel Boone". In addition, he wrote for the television series "Sugarfoot", "Maverick", and "Cheyenne", among others. He also wrote stories and screenplays for movies, including "Cattle Queen of Montana" and "Santee", as well as western novels and short stories.
The Thomas Wakefield Blackburn papers contain scripts and manuscripts for Blackburn's screenplays, novels, and short stories from 1937 to 1976. There is also professional and personal correspondence, as well as photographs, a 1936 diary, and copies of Blackburn's published work. Manuscripts of short stories by Ed Earl Repp are also in the collection.
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There are no known other archival collections created by Thomas Wakefield Blackburn at the date of processing.
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