William Lava
male
Born on March 18, 1911 (114 years old)
Passed Away on February 20, 1971
From St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Known for Sound
Biography
William "Bill" Benjamin Lava (March 18, 1911 – February 20, 1971) was a composer and arranger who composed and conducted music for feature films as well as that for the Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated cartoons from 1962 to 1969, replacing the deceased Milt Franklyn, making him the last composer and arranger in the classic era of Warner Bros. Cartoons.
Cast Credits
No credits available
Crew Credits
- 1988
- 1981
- 1979
- 1978
- 1974
- 1971
- 1970
- 1969
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as
Original Music Composer
1969
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as
Songs
1969
The Great Carrot-Train Robbery
as
Original Music Composer
1969
Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too!
as
Original Music Composer
1969
Fistic Mystic
as
Original Music Composer
1969
Bugged by a Bee
as
Original Music Composer
1969
Shamrock and Roll
as
Original Music Composer
1969
- 1968
Chubasco
as
Original Music Composer
1968
In Enemy Country
as
Music
1968
Norman Normal
as
Original Music Composer
1968
Bunny and Claude: We Rob Carrot Patches
as
Original Music Composer
1968
Chimp & Zee
as
Original Music Composer
1968
3 Ring Wing-Ding
as
Original Music Composer
1968
Big Game Haunt
as
Original Music Composer
1968
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
The Wild Chase
as
Original Music Composer
1965
Pickled Pink
as
Music
1965
Tease for Two
as
Original Music Composer
1965
Pinkfinger
as
Original Music Composer
1965
We Give Pink Stamps
as
Music
1965
Dial 'P' for Pink
as
Music
1965
Sink Pink
as
Music
1965
Shocking Pink
as
Music
1965
The Pink Tail Fly
as
Music
1965
Pink Ice
as
Music
1965
Bully for Pink
as
Music
1965
Pink Panzer
as
Music
1965
An Ounce of Pink
as
Music
1965
Reel Pink
as
Music
1965
Corn on the Cop
as
Original Music Composer
1965
- 1964
Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare
as
Original Music Composer
1964
Dumb Patrol
as
Music
1964
False Hare
as
Music
1964
Nuts and Volts
as
Original Music Composer
1964
A Message to Gracias
as
Original Music Composer
1964
Bartholomew Versus the Wheel
as
Original Music Composer
1964
Señorella and the Glass Huarache
as
Original Music Composer
1964
Pancho's Hideaway
as
Original Music Composer
1964
The Pink Phink
as
Original Music Composer
1964
The Iceman Ducketh
as
Original Music Composer
1964
Pink Pajamas
as
Music
1964
War and Pieces
as
Music
1964
Road to Andalay
as
Music
1964
- 1963
To Beep or Not to Beep
as
Original Music Composer
1963
Mad as a Mars Hare
as
Original Music Composer
1963
Transylvania 6-5000
as
Original Music Composer
1963
Chili Weather
as
Original Music Composer
1963
Wall of Noise
as
Original Music Composer
1963
The Million Hare
as
Original Music Composer
1963
Now Hear This
as
Original Music Composer
1963
Fast Buck Duck
as
Original Music Composer
1963
PT 109
as
Original Music Composer
1963
Hare-Breadth Hurry
as
Music
1963
Devil's Feud Cake
as
Original Music Composer
1963
Banty Raids
as
Music
1963
The Unmentionables
as
Music
1963
Aqua Duck
as
Music
1963
Greta, the Misfit Greyhound
as
Music
1963
- 1962
- 1960
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
- 1956
Alaska Lifeboat
as
Music
1956
Pillars of the Sky
as
Original Music Composer
1956
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So Your Wife Wants to Work
as
Music
1956
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
as
Music
1956
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So You Want to Be Pretty
as
Music
1956
Adventure in Dairyland
as
Theme Song Performance
1956
Corky and White Shadow
as
Theme Song Performance
1956
- 1955
- 1954
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
The Strange Door
as
Music
1951
The Tanks Are Coming
as
Music
1951
Five
as
Music
1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as
Music
1951
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
as
Original Music Composer
1951
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So You Want to Be a Plumber
as
Music
1951
Hollywood Story
as
Additional Music
1951
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So You Want to Be a Cowboy
as
Sound
1951
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So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger
as
Music
1951
- 1950
Highway 301
as
Original Music Composer
1950
This Side of the Law
as
Original Music Composer
1950
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So You Think You're Not Guilty
as
Original Music Composer
1950
Colt .45
as
Music
1950
Barricade
as
Original Music Composer
1950
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So You Want a Raise
as
Music
1950
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So You Want to Move
as
Music
1950
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So You Want to Hold Your Husband
as
Music
1950
My Country 'Tis of Thee
as
Music
1950
The Grass Is Always Greener
as
Music
1950
Grandad of Races
as
Music
1950
- 1949
The House Across the Street
as
Original Music Composer
1949
Flaxy Martin
as
Original Music Composer
1949
Homicide
as
Original Music Composer
1949
The Columbia: America's Greatest Power Stream
as
Music
1949
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
as
Music
1949
Mrs. Mike
as
Music
1949
Heart to Heart
as
Music
1949
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So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
as
Music
1949
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So You Want to Be an Actor
as
Music
1949
- 1948
So You Want to Be a Detective
as
Original Music Composer
1948
Embraceable You
as
Music
1948
Calgary Stampede
as
Music
1948
Moonrise
as
Original Music Composer
1948
The Big Punch
as
Original Music Composer
1948
Madonna of the Desert
as
Music
1948
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So You Want to Build a House
as
Music
1948
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So You Want an Apartment
as
Music
1948
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So You Want to Be a Gambler
as
Music
1948
- 1947
- 1946
- 1945
- 1944
Proudly We Serve
as
Music
1944
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Once Over Lightly
as
Original Music Composer
1944
The Invisible Man's Revenge
as
Original Music Composer
1944
Crime by Night
as
Original Music Composer
1944
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I Am an American
as
Music
1944
The Mummy's Curse
as
Original Music Composer
1944
I Won't Play
as
Music
1944
Make Your Own Bed
as
Additional Music
1944
- 1943
- 1942
- 1941
- 1940
- 1939
Mexicali Rose
as
Original Music Composer
1939
Mountain Rhythm
as
Original Music Composer
1939
Blue Montana Skies
as
Original Music Composer
1939
The Night Riders
as
Music
1939
New Frontier
as
Music Director
1939
Three Texas Steers
as
Original Music Composer
1939
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as
Original Music Composer
1939
In Old Monterey
as
Original Music Composer
1939
Daredevils of the Red Circle
as
Original Music Composer
1939
Dick Tracy's G-Men
as
Original Music Composer
1939
Wyoming Outlaw
as
Music
1939
- 1938
Come On, Rangers
as
Original Music Composer
1938
Billy The Kid Returns
as
Music
1938
Santa Fe Stampede
as
Music
1938
Come On, Leathernecks!
as
Music
1938
Western Jamboree
as
Original Music Composer
1938
Hawk of the Wilderness
as
Original Music Composer
1938
Tenth Avenue Kid
as
Original Music Composer
1938
Red River Range
as
Music
1938
