Wayne Shanklin was an American singer, songwriter and producer.
13 Facts About Wayne Shanklin
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Wayne Shanklin contributed music to a number of films: "Kiss Me Quick" was featured in the 1957 Randolph Scott western Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend and "I Leaned On A Man" was sung by Virginia Mayo in The Big Land.
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Wayne Shanklin founded the independent record label Signet Records in Los Angeles in 1959.
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Wayne Shanklin wrote several hit songs, including "Primrose Lane", recorded by Jerry Wallace in 1959, and "Jezebel", recorded by Frankie Laine in 1951.
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Wayne Shanklin composed the original music for the 1961 film Angel Baby, starring George Hamilton and Mercedes McCambridge.
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Wayne Shanklin wrote Miss Toni Fisher's 1962 single "West of the Wall", which dealt with the partition of East and West Germany and the erection of the Berlin Wall.
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Wayne Shanklin's songs were used in several recent films: "Primrose Lane" in Primary Colors and "Chanson D'Amour" in Eyes Wide Shut.
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Wayne Shanklin was born June 6,1916, in Joplin, Missouri to Virra and Nathaniel Wayne Shanklin Jr.
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Wayne Shanklin had one brother, Nathaniel Noel, and one sister, Dorothy.
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In 1960, there is a record of Wayne Shanklin marrying a Trudy Hancock.
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Wayne Shanklin married his longtime secretary, Victoria Helen Hamway, on January 25,1965.
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Wayne Shanklin died June 16,1970, from a heart attack in Orange County, California.
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Wayne Shanklin was survived by his many children, wife Vicki, ex-wives and common-law wives.