Vic Mizzy

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Victor Mizzy (born January 9, 1916 in Brooklyn , New York , † October 17, 2009 in Bel Air , California ) was an American film composer .

Life

Mizzy attended New York University and was successful as a composer for artists such as Doris Day ( My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time ), the Andrews Sisters ( Three Little Sisters ) and the Mills Brothers ( The Jones Boy ) in the 1930s and 1940s active. He served in the United States Navy during World War II .

After some of his compositions had been used in feature films since 1939 , Mizzy worked for television from 1959 and wrote the theme melodies for television series such as Kentucky Jones , The Addams Family and Green Acres and episode music for Quincy and Delta House . He also wrote the soundtracks for feature films such as An Apartment for Three with Rock Hudson and Leslie Caron , The Naked Mile with Tony Curtis and Claudia Cardinale, and He only starred at night with Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck .

Filmography (selection)

Theme song

  • 1964: The Addams Family (63 episodes, 1964–1966)
  • 1964: Kentucky Jones (26 episodes, 1964-1965)
  • 1966: The Double Life of Henry Phyfe
  • 1965: Green Acres
  • 1972: Temperatures Rising
  • 1972: The Don Rickles Show
  • 1992: The Addams Family (21 episodes, 1992-1993)

As a composer

  • 1964: He only came at night
  • 1965: An apartment for three
  • 1967: The great adventures of the beautiful Pauline
  • 1967: The Bare Facts
  • 1969: Reluctant sexual protagonist
  • 1974: Skyscraper on fire
  • 1978: Quincy
  • 1979: Delta House

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personal data
SURNAME Mizzy, Vic
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mizzy, Victor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film composer
DATE OF BIRTH January 9, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn , New York
DATE OF DEATH October 17, 2009
Place of death Bel Air , California