Vic Mizzy, Addams Family & Green Acres Composer, Passes Away at 93
By: Eddie Varley
Vic Mizzy, a songwriter who composed the iconic themes for the 1960s sit-coms "The Addams Family" and "Green Acres," has passed. 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 other 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."
His most famous work was the theme to "The Addams Family."
He is survived by a brother, daughter and two grandchildren.
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