"thank you, Thing..." -Hey, is that what t stands for? Only kidding, mate!
On Oct 21, 3:19 pm, t bedford <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.- Hide > > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
