Vic Mizzy, a songwriter who composed the catchy themes for the 1960s TV comedies “The Addams Family” and “Green Acres,” has died. He was 93. Mizzy died Saturday at his home in Bel Air, his manager Jonathan Wolfson said. He said he didn't know the cause of death. He wrote songs that were recorded by Dean Martin, Doris Day, Perry Como and Billie Holiday in the ‘40s and ‘50s. His most famous work was the theme to “The Addams Family,” a tune accented by finger snaps and opening with the cleverly quirky lyrics: “They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky, they're altogether ooky: the Addams family.” Mizzy sang the song himself and overdubbed it three times to give the impression of multiple vocalists. He also directed the title sequence where he asked the actors to snap their fingers. Mizzy later composed and wrote songs for television and film, most recently a song for “Spiderman 2” which ended up on the DVD version of the movie.
