Bud Shank was born on May 27, 1926 in Dayton, Ohio, USA as Clifford Everett Shank Jr. He is known for his work on I Want to Live! (1958), California Suite (1978) and Porgy and Bess (1959). He was married to Linda Shank. He died on April 2, 2009 in Tucson, Arizona, USA.