The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (sitcom, starring Hope Lange)

    (NBC Primetime, 1968 - 1969;
     ABC Primetime, 1969 - 1970)

    [20th Century-Fox Television produced this series based
     upon characters in the 1947 romantic fantasy movie of the 
     same name, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring Gene 
     Tierney and Rex Harrison (with a memorable film score by 
     Bernard Herrmann); 

     The premise of both movie and TV series was that of a widow
     who moves to a seaside cottage, and is befriended by the ghost
     of its previous owner -- a crusty sea captain; the film
     is set in 1900 in a cottage in Great Britain; the TV series
     was set in contemporary 1960s in a in New England town; the 
     supporting cast included Edward Mulhare as the Captain and 
     comedic character actor Charles Nelson Reilly as his living
     nephew; after the series was cancelled following a single 
     season on NBC, Fox Television got it picked up by ABC for
     one more...]

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Theme 1 (1968 first season, on NBC): "The Ghost And Mrs. Muir"

     Composer: Ralph Kessler (ASCAP)

     1978 Publisher: Spectacular Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
                        c/o NBC Television Network
                        of New York, NY

     2001 Publisher: Spectacular Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
                        c/o EMI-April Music Co.
                        a div. of EMI Music Publishing
                        of New York, NY

     Copyright Date:
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Theme 2 (1968 first season, on NBC): "Ghost And Mrs. Muir"

    [above is title in the BMI Repertoire database; Greeley's
     listing in the 1980 ASCAP Biographical Dictionary includes
     mention of the fact Greeley was the series' "Music Director"]

     Composer: George Henry Greeley (ASCAP)

     1978 Publisher: [not found in the 1978 ASCAP Index of
                      performed compositions]

     2001 Publisher: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing (Fox Sp. Acct)(BMI)
                        c/o Warner-Chappell Music Co.
                        of Los Angeles, CA

     Copyright Date:
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     Recordings:

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Theme 3 (1969 2nd season, on ABC): "Ghost And Mrs. Muir Theme (Sig)"

    [above is title as listed in the 1978 ASCAP Index of Performed 
     Compositions;  BMI title variation in the 2001 Repertoire 
     database...aka: "Ghost & Mrs. Muir"]

     Composer: David ("Dave") Grusin (ASCAP/BMI)

     1978 Publisher: Twentieth-Cent. Fox Mus. Corp. (ASCAP)

     2001 Publisher: [Listed without publisher in the 2001 BMI 
                      Repertoire database with the notation: 
                     "additional publishers" (which usually means
                      ASCAP); Cues listed in the 2001 ASCAP database 
                      by David Grusin were published by...]

                      Twentieth Century-Fox Music Corp. (ASCAP)
                         c/o WB Music Corp. 
                         a div. of Warner-Chappell Music Co.
                         of Los Angeles, CA

     Copyright Date:
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     Recordings:

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