William Lava

AKA: William B. Lava, Wm. Lava, Bill Lava
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1911-03-18

St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

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.

Crew Roles

Vitamin Pink
Music
The House Across the Street
Original Music Composer
Highway 301
Original Music Composer
Flaxy Martin
Original Music Composer
This Side of the Law
Original Music Composer
Homicide
Original Music Composer
The Strange Door
Music
Highway West
Original Music Composer
A-Haunting We Will Go
Original Music Composer
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Original Music Composer
Escape from Crime
Original Music Composer
Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare
Original Music Composer
Mountain Rhythm
Original Music Composer
Blue Montana Skies
Original Music Composer
Mexicali Rose
Original Music Composer
To Beep or Not to Beep
Original Music Composer
Mad as a Mars Hare
Original Music Composer
The Black Castle
Music
So You Think You're Not Guilty
Original Music Composer
Saskatchewan
Original Music Composer
Hell Bent for Leather
Original Music Composer
Come On, Rangers
Original Music Composer
The Wild Chase
Original Music Composer
Colt .45
Music
So You Want to Be a Detective
Original Music Composer
The Columbia: America's Greatest Power Stream
Music
The Night Riders
Music
Billy The Kid Returns
Music
New Frontier
Music Director
Santa Fe Stampede
Music
Alaska Lifeboat
Music
The Girl in the Kremlin
Music
Flood Tide
Music
Dumb Patrol
Music
Barricade
Original Music Composer
Let's Kill Uncle
Music
Continental Holiday
Music
Embraceable You
Music
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
Original Music Composer
Seven Ways from Sundown
Music
Chubasco
Original Music Composer
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
Music
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
Original Music Composer
In Enemy Country
Music
Pickled Pink
Music
The Horse of the West
Music
The Tanks Are Coming
Music
Mrs. Mike
Music
Come On, Leathernecks!
Music
Revenge of the Creature
Original Music Composer
Cult of the Cobra
Original Music Composer
The Deadly Mantis
Original Music Composer
Tease for Two
Original Music Composer
Gangs of Chicago
Original Music Composer
Three Texas Steers
Original Music Composer
Busses Roar
Music
So You Want a Raise
Music
So You Want to Move
Music
Calgary Stampede
Music
False Hare
Music
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Music
Western Jamboree
Original Music Composer
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Original Music Composer
Step Down to Terror
Music
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Songs
Proudly We Serve
Music
Secret Agent X-9
Original Music Composer
Adventures of Red Ryder
Original Music Composer
The Great Carrot-Train Robbery
Original Music Composer
Norman Normal
Original Music Composer
Pinkfinger
Original Music Composer
The Pink Phink
Original Music Composer
Pancho's Hideaway
Original Music Composer
Señorella and the Glass Huarache
Original Music Composer
Nuts and Volts
Original Music Composer
Bartholomew Versus the Wheel
Original Music Composer
A Message to Gracias
Original Music Composer
Transylvania 6-5000
Original Music Composer
Wall of Noise
Original Music Composer
Chili Weather
Original Music Composer
The Million Hare
Original Music Composer
Martian Through Georgia
Original Music Composer
Now Hear This
Original Music Composer
Zorro, the Avenger
Original Music Composer
Pillars of the Sky
Original Music Composer
Moonrise
Original Music Composer
The Big Punch
Original Music Composer
Once Over Lightly
Original Music Composer
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
Original Music Composer
Dick Tracy's G-Men
Original Music Composer
In Old Monterey
Original Music Composer
Daredevils of the Red Circle
Original Music Composer
Hawk of the Wilderness
Original Music Composer
Law of the Tropics
Original Music Composer
Murder in the Air
Music
Chamber of Horrors
Original Music Composer
The Iceman Ducketh
Original Music Composer
A Shot in the Dark
Original Music Composer
Spy Ship
Original Music Composer
I Was Framed
Original Music Composer
So Your Wife Wants to Work
Music
To Have and Have Not
Additional Music
Women at War
Original Music Composer
Madonna of the Desert
Music
So You Want a Model Railroad
Music
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
Music
The Invisible Man's Revenge
Original Music Composer
She-Wolf of London
Original Music Composer
Give Us the Earth!
Music
So You're Going on a Vacation
Music
Five
Music
Fast Buck Duck
Original Music Composer
So You Think You're Allergic
Music
Rabbit, Run
Original Music Composer
She-Wolf of London
Music Director
Sancho, the Homing Steer
Songs
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Music
Food and Magic
Music
Retreat, Hell!
Original Music Composer
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
Music
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Original Music Composer
The Cat Creeps
Music
The Courageous Dr. Christian
Original Music Composer
Tenth Avenue Kid
Original Music Composer
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
Music
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
Music
How Bugs Bunny Won the West
Music
Crime by Night
Original Music Composer
The Jungle Captive
Music
I Am an American
Music
Murder in the Big House
Original Music Composer
Smart as a Fox
Music
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Music
Steel Against the Sky
Music
House of Dracula
Original Music Composer
The Best Doggoned Dog in the World
Music
Pink Pajamas
Music
We Give Pink Stamps
Music
Dial 'P' for Pink
Music
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Original Music Composer
Pink Punch
Music
The Pink Blueprint
Music
Sink Pink
Music
Shocking Pink
Music
Pink Ice
Music
The Pink Tail Fly
Music
An Ounce of Pink
Music
Pink Panzer
Music
Bully for Pink
Music
Pink Pistons
Music
Smile Pretty, Say Pink
Music
Reel Pink
Music
Congratulations It's Pink
Music
The Mummy's Curse
Original Music Composer
My Country 'Tis of Thee
Music
A Boy and His Dog
Music
So You Want to Hold Your Wife
Music
Star in the Night
Music
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
Music
Story of a Dog
Music
Hitler Lives
Music
A Fugitive from Justice
Original Music Composer
I Won't Play
Music
24 Hour Alert
Music
Phantom from Space
Original Music Composer
Make Your Own Bed
Additional Music
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
Music
Stormy, the Thoroughbred
Original Music Composer
The Hidden Hand
Original Music Composer
The Mysterious Doctor
Original Music Composer
So You Want to Build a House
Music
The Grass Is Always Greener
Music
Grandad of Races
Music
Wyoming Outlaw
Music
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
Original Music Composer
Melody Ranch
Original Music Composer
So You're Going to Be a Father
Music
So You Want to Enjoy Life
Music
So You Want to Wear the Pants
Music
So You Want to Be a Salesman
Music
So You Never Tell a Lie
Music
So You Want to Be a Plumber
Music
So You Want to Be Pretty
Music
So You Want to Be in Pictures
Music
Heart to Heart
Music
So You Want an Apartment
Music
So You Want to Be a Gambler
Music
PT 109
Original Music Composer
Hare-Breadth Hurry
Music
Fistic Mystic
Original Music Composer
Bugged by a Bee
Original Music Composer
Shamrock and Roll
Original Music Composer
Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too!
Original Music Composer
Bunny and Claude: We Rob Carrot Patches
Original Music Composer
Chimp & Zee
Original Music Composer
Devil's Feud Cake
Original Music Composer
Corn on the Cop
Original Music Composer
3 Ring Wing-Ding
Original Music Composer
Big Game Haunt
Original Music Composer
Stub, the Best Cow Dog in the West
Music
The Nurse's Secret
Original Music Composer
Rusty and the Falcon
Music
Rusty and the Falcon
Songs
Hollywood Story
Additional Music
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
Music
Banty Raids
Music
So You Want to Be an Actor
Music
War and Pieces
Music
The Unmentionables
Music
Aqua Duck
Music
So You Think You Can't Sleep
Music
So You Want to Be a Cowboy
Sound
So You Want to Be a Musician
Music
So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger
Music
So You Want to Go to a Convention
Music
So You Want to Learn to Dance
Music
The Wetback Hound
Music
Red River Range
Music
Moochie of Pop Warner Football
Music
Greta, the Misfit Greyhound
Music
Beauty and the Bull
Original Music Composer
Brimstone, the Amish Horse
Music
Feud with a Dude
Original Music Composer
See Ya Later Gladiator
Original Music Composer
Hippydrome Tiger
Original Music Composer
Flying Circus
Original Music Composer
Fiesta Fiasco
Original Music Composer
Go Away Stowaway
Original Music Composer
Cool Cat
Original Music Composer
Merlin the Magic Mouse
Original Music Composer
The Music Mice-Tro
Original Music Composer
The Spy Swatter
Original Music Composer
Speedy Ghost to Town
Original Music Composer
Rodent to Stardom
Original Music Composer
The Astroduck
Original Music Composer
Mexican Mousepiece
Original Music Composer
Chaser on the Rocks
Original Music Composer
Snow Excuse
Original Music Composer
Suppressed Duck
Original Music Composer
Well Worn Daffy
Original Music Composer
Chili Corn Corny
Original Music Composer
Boulder Wham!
Original Music Composer
The Solid Tin Coyote
Original Music Composer
Out and Out Rout
Original Music Composer
Shot and Bothered
Original Music Composer
Highway Runnery
Original Music Composer
Hairied and Hurried
Original Music Composer
Just Plane Beep
Original Music Composer
Road to Andalay
Original Music Composer
Moby Duck
Original Music Composer
Rushing Roulette
Original Music Composer
Run, Run, Sweet Road Runner
Original Music Composer
Tired and Feathered
Original Music Composer
Go Go Amigo
Original Music Composer
Cats and Bruises
Original Music Composer
Skyscraper Caper
Original Music Composer
Clippety Clobbered
Original Music Composer
It's Nice to Have a Mouse Around the House
Original Music Composer
Music
Theme Song Performance
Theme Song Performance
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