Don Basinger nació el 28 de agosto de 1923 en Carolina del Sur, EE.UU.. Estuvo casado con Ann Cordell. Murió el 18 de febrero de 2016 en Georgia, Estados Unidos.
Father of two sons, Skip (b. 24 May 1950) and Mick (b. 1 August 1951), and three daughters, Kim (b. 8 December 1953), Barbara (b. 10 August 1956) and Ashley (b. 7 January 1959).
