Blackburn began his career as an animator for Walt Disney before moving to NBC in New York. While at NBC, he was responsible for redesigning the Howdy Doody puppet.
A Walter Lantz Cartune: Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (1939-1943)
The very first cartoon character created by Walter Lantz, who appeared in his films long before Woody Woodpecker and was brazenly squeezed out of Walt Disney.
