Vic Mizzy
Victor Mizzy (January 9, 1916 – October 17, 2009) was an American composer for television and movies and musician whose best-known works are the themes to the 1960s television sitcoms Green Acres and The Addams Family. Mizzy also wrote top-20 songs from the 1930s to 1940s.[1]
Vic Mizzy
Victor Mizzy
October 17, 2009 (aged 93)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Film and television theme composer, musician
late 1930s–2009
Early life[edit]
Mizzy was born in Brooklyn, New York, to two Jewish immigrants, and attended New York University.[2] As a child, he played accordion and piano, and was largely self-taught as a composer.[2] During World War II, he served in the United States Navy where he wrote some of his hit songs.[2]
Family[edit]
Mizzy had two children with his first wife, Mary Small, who as a 1930s child singer had been known as "The Little Girl With The Big Voice," and who remained popular (especially on radio) through the 1950s. One of her daughters, Patty Keeler, a singer and songwriter, often worked with songwriter Doc Pomus.
Death[edit]
Mizzy died at his home in Bel Air, California, on October 17, 2009, aged 93.[9] He was interred at Eden Memorial Park in Mission Hills, California.