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Vic Mizzy: Pay tribute to the man behind the 'Addams Family' snaps

20 October 2009 2:42 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

Thanks in large part to Nick at Nite, practically everyone over 25 can quickly conjure the iconic theme songs for 1960s TV series The Addams Family and Green Acres, and that is the deeply impressive legacy of composer Vic Mizzy, who died of heart failure yesterday at 93. Much like his snazzy, jazzy name, Mizzy established the bright, percussive, lyrically clever, and insanely catchy template for TV theme songs that remains relevant decades later, from The Brady Bunch and Gilligan's Island on through to Cheers, Friends, and The Big Bang Theory. Embedded below is the snappy Addams Family theme performed by Mizzy himself, »

- Adam B. Vary

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Pay tribute to Vic Mizzy: The man behind the 'Addams Family' snaps

20 October 2009 2:42 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

Thanks in large part to Nick at Night, practically everyone over 25 can quickly conjure the iconic theme songs for 1960s TV series The Addams Family and Green Acres, and that is the deeply impressive legacy of composer Vic Mizzy, who died of heart failure yesterday at 93. Much like his snazzy, jazzy name, Mizzy established the bright, percussive, lyrically clever, and insanely catchy template for TV theme songs that remains relevant decades later, from The Brady Bunch and Gilligan's Island on through to Cheers, Friends, and The Big Bang Theory. Embedded below is the snappy Addams Family theme performed by Mizzy himself, »

- Adam B. Vary

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The Addams Family, Green Acres and Vic Mizzy

20 October 2009 11:09 AM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »

I never heard of Vic Mizzy, but he was a professional songwriter who specialized in TV themes. Vic Mizzy passed away on Saturday at the age of 93. I may not have recognized his name, but I know Vic Mizzy's music... and I've had his tunes in my head for decades. Mizzy was the man who wrote two classic TV themes, Green Acres and The Addams Family. And they really were classic. To this day, I remember every word and can sing them at the drop of a hat (if you were wearing one and decided to drop it).

Mizzy had written songs that the likes of Dean Martin and Doris Day recorded, even the great Billie Holiday. But those TV themes are his legacy. That's not a bad thing. Mizzy made music that people remember because they were catchy themes attached to quirky series. And his songs were perfect because in 90 seconds or so, »

- Allison Waldman

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The TV themes we loved: Rip Vic Mizzy

20 October 2009 9:46 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

The opening theme music to the "Addams Family" sent every kid running for the TV set, once upon a time. Same for "Green Acres," which many American kids sang like any other song they heard on the radio. The Brooklyn-born songwriter Vic Mizzy, who gave us these memorable openers, has died. He was 93. Mr. Mizzy's popular hits included "Pretty Kitty Blue Eyes" and "The Whole World Is Singing My Song," as well as novelty hits like "With a Hey and a Hi and a Ho-Ho-Ho." Mizzy gave a great quote about his career. Mizzy, according to his publicist, didn't mind if people remember him only for the finger snaps at the start of the "The Addams Family." »

- April MacIntyre

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Composer Vic Mizzy Dead At 93; Created Classic Themes For "The Addams Family" And "Green Acres"

20 October 2009 8:19 AM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

Vic Mizzy, the talented composer who created the legendary theme songs for the TV series The Addams Family, Green Acres, Petticoat Junction and Mr. Ed has died at age 93. Mizzy also composed themes for feature films including most of Don Knotts' hits from the 1960s including The Ghost and Mr. Chicken and The Reluctant Astronaut. For more click here »

- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)

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Obituary: Composer Vic Mizzy Dies at 93

19 October 2009 4:32 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »

By Variety

Vic Mizzy, who composed the indelible theme music for TV series "The Addams Family" and "Green Acres," died Saturday in Los Angeles. He was 93.

His film scores included five Don Knotts films: "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken," "The Shakiest Gun in the West," "The Reluctant Astronaut," "The Love God?" and "How to Frame a Figg."

Read more in Variety. »

- Lisa Horowitz

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R.I.P. Composer Vic Mizzy

19 October 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »

Various outlets are reporting the loss of film and television composer Vic Mizzy. He was 93. The Brooklyn born Mizzy was responsible for the theme to The Addams Family as well as Green Acres . He also delivered a bouncy soundtrack to the Don Knotts supernatural comedy The Ghost and Mr. Chicken . In '64 he did the score to William Castle's The Night Walker . The two reunited three years later for The Busy Body . He is survived by a daughter, a brother and two grandchildren. For a full look at his work, follow this link ! »

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Blink-182 Performs At Tony Hawk's 6th Annual Stand Up For Skateparks Benefit In Beverly Hills

13 October 2009 4:31 AM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »

Rockers Blink-182, along with a star-studded crowd, showed up to help support skateboarder Tony Hawk and his 2009 Tony Hawk: Ride Presents Stand Up for Skateparks. The fundraising event was held at Green Acres Estate in an effort to help build a skatepark at the foot of the famous Watts Towers.

Along with an intimate performance from Blink-182, the day also featured a festival-like atmosphere highlighted by a Vert Demo that featured a Who's Who of X Games including Hawk, Bucky Lasek, Andy Macdonald, Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Simon Tabron, Coco Zurita, Lincoln Ueda and Kevin Staab. Tom Green and Fred Durst also attended the event to help cheer on the riders as Hawk performed his signature 900 for the crowd.

Fans were able to play in interactive booths and bid on items ranging from signed skateboards to a "Hawkized" Ford Mustang to "Roadie for a Day" with pop-star Miley Cyrus. In total, »

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Veterans of Cancelled TV Shows That We Lost in June 2009

6 July 2009 2:52 PM, PDT | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »

Last month was particularly hard on television lovers. We lost a lot of indelible talent during June. Like their shows, there are a lot of talented people that won't be back in the Fall.

They include David Carradine (The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Virginian, Wagon Train, Kung Fu, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Charmed, Medium, Alias, and Jackie Chan Adventures), Ward Costello (The Edge of Night, The Streets of San Francisco, Little House on the Prairie, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Newhart, and General Hospital), Johnny Palermo (Passions, Campus Ladies, Just for Kicks, Everybody Hates Chris, and ER), Michael Roof (Hype and Raising the Roofs), Hal Riddle (Green Acres, The FBI, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Eight is Enough, The Waltons, and Dallas), Ken Roberts (Candid Camera, Love of Life, The Secret Storm, and The Electric Company), Anne Roberts Nelson (I Love Lucy, All in the Family, Gunsmoke, and The »

- TVSeriesFinale.com

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American Actor Riddle Dies

25 June 2009 12:01 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Celebrated American character actor Hal Riddle has died, aged 89.

The star, who appeared in various shows throughout the 1960s, 70s and 80s, died on 17 June in Woodland Hills, California.

His small screen credits included TV drama The Fugitive, Little House on the Prairie, The Waltons, Days of Our Lives, Green Acres, The F.B.I. and Eight is Enough, among many others.

An avid collector of Hollywood memorabilia, in 2001 the star donated his collection of 1,700 items - including letters from Sir Anthony Hopkins and actor-turned-politician Ronald Reagan, as well as autographed pictures from Clark Gable, Jean Harlow and Bette Davis - to his alma mater, Kentucky's Murray State University. »

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