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.
Filmography
all 330
Movies 327
TV Shows 3
Director 1
Original Music Composer
Rabbit, Run (1970)
Movie
Composer
Injun Trouble (1969)
Movie
Composer
Bugged by a Bee (1969)
Movie
Composer
Shamrock and Roll (1969)
Movie
Composer
Fistic Mystic (1969)
Movie
Composer
Chimp & Zee (1968)
Movie
Composer
Flying Circus (1968)
Movie
Composer
3 Ring Wing-Ding (1968)
Movie
Composer
In Enemy Country (1968)
Movie
Composer
Assignment to Kill (1968)
Movie
Composer
Chubasco (1968)
Movie
Composer
Hippydrome Tiger (1968)
Movie
Composer
Skyscraper Caper (1968)
Movie
Composer
Big Game Haunt (1968)
Movie
Composer
Norman Normal (1968)
Movie
Composer
Feud with a Dude (1968)
Movie
Composer
Hocus Pocus Powwow (1968)
Movie
Composer
Fiesta Fiasco (1967)
Movie
Composer
Cool Cat (1967)
Movie
Composer
Go Away Stowaway (1967)
Movie
Composer
Rodent to Stardom (1967)
Movie
Composer
Speedy Ghost to Town (1967)
Movie
Composer
The Spy Swatter (1967)
Movie
Composer
The Music Mice-Tro (1967)
Movie
Composer
Chamber of Horrors (1966)
Movie
Composer
The Pink Blueprint (1966)
Movie
Composer
Snow Excuse (1966)
Movie
Composer
Vitamin Pink (1966)
Movie
Composer
Plastered in Paris (1966)
Movie
Composer
Pink Pistons (1966)
Movie
Composer
Clippety Clobbered (1966)
Movie
Composer
Mexican Mousepiece (1966)
Movie
Composer
Pink Punch (1966)
Movie
Composer
The Solid Tin Coyote (1966)
Movie
Composer
Out and Out Rout (1966)
Movie
Composer
Shot and Bothered (1966)
Movie
Composer
The Astroduck (1966)
Movie
Composer
Chaser on the Rocks (1965)
Movie
Composer
Bully for Pink (1965)
Movie
Composer
Highway Runnery (1965)
Movie
Composer
Go Go Amigo (1965)
Movie
Composer
Reel Pink (1965)
Movie
Composer
Hairied and Hurried (1965)
Movie
Composer
Just Plane Beep (1965)
Movie
Composer
Chili Corn Corny (1965)
Movie
Composer
An Ounce of Pink (1965)
Movie
Composer
Boulder Wham! (1965)
Movie
Composer
Tired and Feathered (1965)
Movie
Composer
Pink Panzer (1965)
Movie
Composer
Tease for Two (1965)
Movie
Composer
The Pink Tail Fly (1965)
Movie
Composer
Rushing Roulette (1965)
Movie
6
Composer
Corn on the Cop (1965)
Movie
Composer
Suppressed Duck (1965)
Movie
Composer
Pink Ice (1965)
Movie
7
Composer
Well Worn Daffy (1965)
Movie
Composer
Shocking Pink (1965)
Movie
Composer
Pinkfinger (1965)
Movie
8
Composer
Pickled Pink (1965)
Movie
Composer
Assault and Peppered (1965)
Movie
Composer
Sink Pink (1965)
Movie
Composer
Moby Duck (1965)
Movie
Composer
Dial 'P' for Pink (1965)
Movie
Composer
The Wild Chase (1965)
Movie
6
Composer
We Give Pink Stamps (1965)
Movie
6
Composer
Cats and Bruises (1965)
Movie
Composer
Pink Pajamas (1964)
Movie
Composer
Road to Andalay (1964)
Movie
Composer
The Pink Phink (1964)
Movie
Composer
Pancho's Hideaway (1964)
Movie
1
Composer
False Hare (1964)
Movie
Composer
Hawaiian Aye Aye (1964)
Movie
Composer
War and Pieces (1964)
Movie
Composer
The Iceman Ducketh (1964)
Movie
Composer
Nuts and Volts (1964)
Movie
Composer
Freudy Cat (1964)
Movie
Composer
A Message to Gracias (1964)
Movie
Composer
Dumb Patrol (1964)
Movie
Composer
Transylvania 6-5000 (1963)
Movie
Composer
Claws in the Lease (1963)
Movie
Composer
Mad as a Mars Hare (1963)
Movie
Composer
Aqua Duck (1963)
Movie
Composer
The Unmentionables (1963)
Movie
Composer
Wall of Noise (1963)
Movie
Composer
Chili Weather (1963)
Movie
Composer
Banty Raids (1963)
Movie
Composer
PT 109 (1963)
Movie
Composer
Hare-Breadth Hurry (1963)
Movie
6
Composer
Woolen Under Where (1963)
Movie
Composer
Now Hear This (1963)
Movie
Composer
Mexican Cat Dance (1963)
Movie
Composer
The Million Hare (1963)
Movie
Composer
Fast Buck Duck (1963)
Movie
Composer
Devil's Feud Cake (1963)
Movie
Composer
Shishkabugs (1962)
Movie
Composer
Good Noose (1962)
Movie
Composer
Red Nightmare (1962)
Movie
Composer
Zorro, the Avenger (1959)
Movie
Composer
The Sign of Zorro (1958)
Movie
Composer
Flood Tide (1958)
Movie
Composer
The Wetback Hound (1957)
Movie
Original Music Composer
The Deadly Mantis (1957)
Movie
Composer
Alaska Lifeboat (1956)
Movie
Composer
Cow Dog (1956)
Movie
Theme Song Performance
Adventure in Dairyland (1956)
TV
Original Music Composer
Pillars of the Sky (1956)
Movie
Composer
24 Hour Alert (1955)
Movie
Composer
The Littlest Outlaw (1955)
Movie
4
Original Music Composer
Revenge of the Creature (1955)
Movie
5.21
Original Music Composer
Cult of the Cobra (1955)
Movie
9
Music / Original Music Composer
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)
Movie
6
Composer
Beauty and the Bull (1954)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Saskatchewan (1954)
Movie
6
Composer
Winter Paradise (1953)
Movie
Composer
So You Love Your Dog (1953)
Movie
Composer
Phantom from Space (1953)
Movie
Composer
Thar She Blows! (1952)
Movie
Composer
Cattle Town (1952)
Movie
Composer
The Dog Snatcher (1952)
Movie
Composer
Retreat, Hell! (1952)
Movie
Composer
The Seeing Eye (1951)
Movie
Composer
The Tanks Are Coming (1951)
Movie
Composer
Fuddy Duddy Buddy (1951)
Movie
Music
Five (1951)
Movie
Composer
Man on the Land (1951)
Movie
Composer
Highway 301 (1950)
Movie
Composer
Breakthrough (1950)
Movie
Composer
So You Want a Raise (1950)
Movie
Composer
Grandad of Races (1950)
Movie
Composer
So You Want to Move (1950)
Movie
Composer
This Side of the Law (1950)
Movie
Composer
Riviera Days (1950)
Movie
Composer
Colt .45 (1950)
Movie
Composer
Barricade (1950)
Movie
Composer
The Younger Brothers (1949)
Movie
Composer
Heart to Heart (1949)
Movie
Composer
Homicide (1949)
Movie
Composer
Flaxy Martin (1949)
Movie
Composer
Moonrise (1948)
Movie
Composer
Embraceable You (1948)
Movie
Composer
The Big Punch (1948)
Movie
Composer
Calgary Stampede (1948)
Movie
Composer
Going to Blazes! (1948)
Movie
Composer
Give Us the Earth! (1947)
Movie
Composer
A Boy and His Dog (1946)
Movie
Original Music Composer / Music Director
She-Wolf of London (1946)
Movie
5.5
Composer
Smart as a Fox (1946)
Movie
Composer
Hitler Lives (1945)
Movie
Original Music Composer
House of Dracula (1945)
Movie
5.64
Composer
Star in the Night (1945)
Movie
Composer
Shady Lady (1945)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Secret Agent X-9 (1945)
Movie
Additional Music
To Have and Have Not (1945)
Movie
2.67
Original Music Composer
The Mummy's Curse (1944)
Movie
5.36
Original Music Composer
Once Over Lightly (1944)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Crime by Night (1944)
Movie
Additional Music
Make Your Own Bed (1944)
Movie
Original Music Composer
The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)
Movie
5.15
Composer
It's Your War Too (1944)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Women at War (1943)
Movie
Original Music Composer
The Mysterious Doctor (1943)
Movie
6
Original Music Composer
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer (1943)
Movie
2.5
Original Music Composer
The Hidden Hand (1942)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Escape from Crime (1942)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Spy Ship (1942)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Murder in the Big House (1942)
Movie
Original Music Composer
I Was Framed (1942)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Law of the Tropics (1941)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Highway West (1941)
Movie
Original Music Composer
A Shot in the Dark (1941)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Melody Ranch (1940)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Adventures of Red Ryder (1940)
Movie
Original Music Composer
A Fugitive from Justice (1940)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Gangs of Chicago (1940)
Movie
Composer
Cowboys from Texas (1939)
Movie
Composer
The Kansas Terrors (1939)
Movie
Composer
Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)
Movie
Original Music Composer
In Old Monterey (1939)
Movie
Composer
New Frontier (1939)
Movie
3.67
Composer
Wyoming Outlaw (1939)
Movie
4
Original Music Composer
Mountain Rhythm (1939)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Blue Montana Skies (1939)
Movie
Composer
The Night Riders (1939)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Mexicali Rose (1939)
Movie
Original Music Composer
The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)
Movie
Composer
Red River Range (1938)
Movie
4
Original Music Composer
Western Jamboree (1938)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Come On, Rangers (1938)
Movie
Composer
Santa Fe Stampede (1938)
Movie
3.5
Original Music Composer
Tenth Avenue Kid (1938)
Movie
Theme Song Performance
Corky and White Shadow
TV
Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1911-03-18
Deathday1971-02-20 (59 years old)
Birth PlaceSt. Paul, Minnesota, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsWilliam B. Lava, Wm. Lava, Bill Lava
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