via Television Obscurities by RGJ on 10/20/09
He was responsible for the most famous two finger snaps of all time. Songwriter Vic Mizzy, who wrote the theme songs to The Addams Family and Green Acres, passed away on Saturday at the age of 93 according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Los Angeles Times notes that he also wrote the themes to The Pruitts of Southampton, Klondike and scored episodes of Shirley Temple's Storybook and The Richard Boone Show. Because production company Filmways wouldn't pay for a singer, Mizzy sang the theme to The Addams Family himself and overdubbed it three times. Additional obituaries can be found at BBC News and The Film Music Society. Thanks to TV Shows on DVD for bringing this to my attention.
