Vic Mizzy was born on January 9th, 1916.
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| Vic Mizzy (1916-2009) |
Throughout the 30’s and 40’s Mizzy wrote many songs including Doris Day’s 1945 hit “My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time”.
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| Doris Day (1945) |
From the 60’s into the 70’s he began work in television and film including The Addams Family and Green Acres themes and the scores for a string of Don Knotts movies.
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| The Addams Family (1964) |
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| Green Acres (1965) |
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| The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) |
He wrote an anti-jaywalking public service jingle that featured his daughter (and singer/songwriter) Patty Keeler on vocals. The song was later covered on the They Might Be Giants childrens album No! (2002). The track is sung by TMBG’s John Flansburgh’s wife, Robin Goldwasser.
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| They Might Be Giants - No! (2002) |
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