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- Birth nameFerlin Eugene Husky
- Ferlin Husky was born on December 3, 1925 in Cantwell, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967), The Devil All the Time (2020) and Desert Hearts (1985). He died on March 17, 2011 in Westmoreland, Tennessee, USA.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6675 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
- Recorded a string of country comedy singles under the alias Simon Crum; the biggest of those was 1959's "Country Music is Here to Stay" (No. 2 for three weeks).
- His 10-week No. 1 smash, "Wings of a Dove," was one of just five No. 1 country singles during 1960, according to Billboard magazine. His other No. 1 hit, "Gone" (also a 10-week No. 1 hit), was Billboard's No. 1 country song of 1957.
- Recorded with legendary Nashville guitarist Hank Garland on his hit "Gone".
- His mother named him "Furland", but his name was misspelled on his birth certificate.
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