Shanklin also 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.
Shanklin composed the original music for the 1961 film Angel Baby, starring George Hamilton and Mercedes McCambridge.
Shanklin also 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 (although the same melody and arrangement were used previously for an obscure Fisher single on Signet called "Toot Toot Amore").
[2] "Chanson D'Amour (Song of Love)" was later covered by The Lettermen in the 1960s and was revived with great success by vocal jazz quartet The Manhattan Transfer in 1976.
Also covered in 1958 by Ray Hartley on harpsichord with the David Terry Orchestra and produced by RCA Victor's Eddie Heller.
[4] Shanklin's songs were used in several recent films: "Primrose Lane" in Primary Colors (1998) and "Chanson D'Amour" in Eyes Wide Shut (1999).
Some sources state that Shanklin and Miss Toni Fisher were married at some point, but no record of the marriage is known to exist.