Don Knotts

 Don Knotts was born on July 21st, 1924 in Morgantown, West Virginia. 

Jesse Donald Knotts (1924-2006)

The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968)

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)

Three’s Company (1979-1984)

Vic Mizzy

 Vic Mizzy was born on January 9th, 1916. 

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”. 

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. 

The Addams Family (1964)

Green Acres (1965)

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.

They Might Be Giants - No! (2002)