Mizzy, Vic, 1916-2009

Born in Brooklyn, NY in 1922, Vic Mizzy is a composer of popular music for television and movies. Two of his most memorable and enduring compositions are the themes for the 1960s CBS television shows, The Addams family and Green acres. Mizzy's musical education began at the age of four, when he learned to play George Gershwin tunes on a player piano. At 14, he joined with his childhood friend Irving Taylor to write songs and lyrics, eventually winning the Fred Allen Collegiate Amateur Hour contest. Mizzy and Taylor joined the Navy in World War II, but still managed to write hit songs, such as Three Little Sisters, during the war years. By the early 1960s, Mizzy was living and working in Hollywood, writing for the Richard Boone show and Kentucky Jones, before being asked to score The Addams family. The theme for Green acres followed, along with scores for film and television movies. Mizzy is a Southern California resident and continues producing music into the 21st century.