Vic Mizzy

Real Name:
Victor Mizzy
Profile:
America composer, pianist, harpsichordist and singer.

Born: Jan 9, 1916 in Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A. Died: Oct 17, 2009 in Bel Air, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A. Married to singer Mary Small.
He was a prolific composer for TV and movies, and his now best-known works are the themes to the 1960s television sitcoms "Green Acres" and "The Addams Family".
Vic played piano from the age of 13 in the orchestra of his high school consisting of musicians who later on became top studio players. At 14, he met Irving Taylor, also from Brooklyn, who became his lyric partner and collaborator for many years. Vic entered N.Y.U. at age 16 and together with Taylor started writing songs and sketches for various variety shows. Their continued their writing together after enlisting in the army, having 6 charted hits together from 1938 to 1944.
His next writing parter was Manny Kurtz (Mann Curtis), with whom he had 10 charted songs from 1944-1954. All told, Mizzy's charted 16 times on the U.S. charts--the first in 1938 and the last in 1991. He had a #1 song in the U.S. in 1945 with "My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time" by Les Brown and His Orchestra (co-written by Manny Curtis). The song also reached #3 that same year by Johnny Long and His Orchestra as well as by the Phil Moore Four.
He never had an agent and has always negotiated his own contracts. He still holds the publishing rights for his work.
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Albums

LSP-3421 Original Music From The Addams Family — Vic Mizzy Vic Mizzy Original Music From The Addams Family (Album) RCA Victor LSP-3421 US 1965 Sell This Version
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SE-4483 ST Don't Make Waves (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) — Vic Mizzy Vic Mizzy Don't Make Waves (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album) MGM Records SE-4483 ST US 1967 Sell This Version
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T 5086, T-5086 The Caper Of The Golden Bulls (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) — Vic Mizzy Vic Mizzy The Caper Of The Golden Bulls (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album) Tower, Tower T 5086, T-5086 US 1967 Sell This Version
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PERCEPTO 009 The Night Walker — Vic Mizzy Vic Mizzy The Night Walker(CD, Album, Promo) Percepto Records PERCEPTO 009 US 2002 Sell This Version
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PERCEPTO 010 The Caper Of The Golden Bulls / The Perils Of Pauline (Original Motion Picture Soundtracks) — Vic Mizzy Vic Mizzy The Caper Of The Golden Bulls / The Perils Of Pauline (Original Motion Picture Soundtracks)(CD, Album, Ltd) Percepto Records PERCEPTO 010 US 2002 Sell This Version
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PERCEPTO 012 The Spirit Is Willing / The Busy Body (Original Motion Picture Soundtracks) — Vic Mizzy Vic Mizzy The Spirit Is Willing / The Busy Body (Original Motion Picture Soundtracks)(CD, Album, Ltd) Percepto Records PERCEPTO 012 US 2003 Sell This Version
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PERCEPTO 015 The Ghost And Mr. Chicken (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) — Vic Mizzy Vic Mizzy The Ghost And Mr. Chicken (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)(CD, Album, RM) Percepto Records PERCEPTO 015 US 2004 Sell This Version
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161429 Songs For The Jogging Crowd — Vic Mizzy Vic Mizzy Songs For The Jogging Crowd(CD, Album) The Vicster Records 161429 US 2004 Sell This Version
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PERCEPTO 018 The Reluctant Astronaut (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) — Vic Mizzy Vic Mizzy The Reluctant Astronaut (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)(CD, Album, Ltd) Percepto Records PERCEPTO 018 US 2005 Sell This Version
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PERCEPTO 023 The Shakiest Gun In The West (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) — Vic Mizzy Vic Mizzy The Shakiest Gun In The West (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)(CD, Album, Ltd) Percepto Records PERCEPTO 023 US 2007 Sell This Version
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Compilations

CHA 1002-2 Don't Make Waves & Penelope — Vic Mizzy John Williams (4), Vic Mizzy John Williams (4), Vic Mizzy - Don't Make Waves & Penelope(CD, Comp) Chapter III Records CHA 1002-2 US 2000 Sell This Version
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PERCEPTO 003 Suites & Themes — Vic Mizzy Vic Mizzy Suites & Themes (Comp) Percepto Records PERCEPTO 003 US 2001 Sell This Version
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JASCD 281 I Like It! — Vic Mizzy Mary Small & Vic Mizzy Mary Small & Vic Mizzy - I Like It!(CD, Comp) Jasmine Records JASCD 281 UK Unknown Sell This Version