A really great show. John Astin made the role of Gomez his own. And
Caroline Jones as Morticia....oooo, la,la! ("Tish....that's French!!")On Oct 20, 1:04 pm, Eidem <[email protected]> wrote: > By RAQUEL MARIA DILLON, Associated Press Writer > > LOS ANGELES – Vic Mizzy, a songwriter who composed the catchy themes > for the 1960s sit-coms "The Addams Family" and "Green Acres," has > died. He was 93. > > Mizzy died Saturday at his home in Bel Air, his manager Jonathan > Wolfson said. He said he didn't know the cause of death. > > He wrote songs that were recorded by Dean Martin, Doris Day, Perry > Como and Billie Holiday in the '40s and '50s. His hits included > "Pretty Kitty Blue Eyes," "My Dreams are Getting Better All the Time," > and "With a Hey and a Hi and a Ho-Ho-Ho." > > But his most famous work was the theme to "The Addams Family," a tune > accented by finger snaps and opening with the cleverly quirky lyrics: > "They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky, they're > altogether ooky: the Addams family." > > Mizzy sang the song himself and overdubbed it three times to give the > impression of multiple vocalists. He also directed the title sequence > where he asked actors who played members of the Addams family to snap > their fingers in a bored way. > > The enduring tune is often heard during sports game to rally the home > team. > > "He was smart enough to demand to own the song, which was unheard of > at the time. So any time you go to a Lakers game and they play that > song, he made money," Wolfson said. > > Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mizzy learned to play the piano as a child. In > his teens, he teamed up with Irving Taylor and began writing songs and > sketches for variety shows. They won a pair of radio contests and > toured the East Coast vaudeville circuit. While served in the U.S. > Navy during World War II, the pair wrote several hit songs, including > "Three Little Sisters" and "Take It Easy." > > Mizzy later composed and wrote songs for television and film, most > recently a song for "Spiderman 2" which ended up on the DVD version of > the movie. > > He is survived by a brother, daughter and two grandchildren. > __________________________________________________ > > And he even sang the song and tracked it for overdubs. Very cool. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Diamond Headz" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/michaellenz?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
