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William Lava

William Lava

William Lava

Known for: Sound

Biography: 1911-03-18

Deathday: 1971-02-20 (59 years old)

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.

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Filmography

all 322

Movies 319

TV Shows 3

Director 1

Daffy Duck's Quackbusters

Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988)

The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie

The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981)

The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie

The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1979)

How Bugs Bunny Won the West

How Bugs Bunny Won the West (1978)

Bugs Bunny's Easter Funnies

Bugs Bunny's Easter Funnies (1977)

Dracula vs. Frankenstein

Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)

O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra

O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra (1971)

Original Music Composer

Rabbit, Run

Rabbit, Run (1970)

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)

Injun Trouble

Injun Trouble (1969)

Bugged by a Bee

Bugged by a Bee (1969)

Shamrock and Roll

Shamrock and Roll (1969)

Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too!

Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too! (1969)

Fistic Mystic

Fistic Mystic (1969)

The Great Carrot-Train Robbery

The Great Carrot-Train Robbery (1969)

Bunny and Claude: We Rob Carrot Patches

Bunny and Claude: We Rob Carrot Patches (1968)

Chimp & Zee

Chimp & Zee (1968)

Flying Circus

Flying Circus (1968)

3 Ring Wing-Ding

3 Ring Wing-Ding (1968)

In Enemy Country

In Enemy Country (1968)

See Ya Later Gladiator

See Ya Later Gladiator (1968)

Assignment to Kill

Assignment to Kill (1968)

Chubasco

Chubasco (1968)

Hippydrome Tiger

Hippydrome Tiger (1968)

Skyscraper Caper

Skyscraper Caper (1968)

Big Game Haunt

Big Game Haunt (1968)

Norman Normal

Norman Normal (1968)

Feud with a Dude

Feud with a Dude (1968)

Hocus Pocus Powwow

Hocus Pocus Powwow (1968)

Fiesta Fiasco

Fiesta Fiasco (1967)

Merlin the Magic Mouse

Merlin the Magic Mouse (1967)

Congratulations It's Pink

Congratulations It's Pink (1967)

Cool Cat

Cool Cat (1967)

Go Away Stowaway

Go Away Stowaway (1967)

Rodent to Stardom

Rodent to Stardom (1967)

Speedy Ghost to Town

Speedy Ghost to Town (1967)

The Spy Swatter

The Spy Swatter (1967)

The Music Mice-Tro

The Music Mice-Tro (1967)

Let's Kill Uncle

Let's Kill Uncle (1966)

Chamber of Horrors

Chamber of Horrors (1966)

Cock-A-Doodle Deux Deux

Cock-A-Doodle Deux Deux (1966)

Smile Pretty Say Pink

Smile Pretty Say Pink (1966)

The Pink Blueprint

The Pink Blueprint (1966)

Snow Excuse

Snow Excuse (1966)

A-Haunting We Will Go

A-Haunting We Will Go (1966)

Vitamin Pink

Vitamin Pink (1966)

Plastered in Paris

Plastered in Paris (1966)

Pink Pistons

Pink Pistons (1966)

Clippety Clobbered

Clippety Clobbered (1966)

Cirrhosis of the Louvre

Cirrhosis of the Louvre (1966)

Mexican Mousepiece

Mexican Mousepiece (1966)

Pink Punch

Pink Punch (1966)

The Solid Tin Coyote

The Solid Tin Coyote (1966)

Napoleon Blown-Aparte

Napoleon Blown-Aparte (1966)

Reaux, Reaux, Reaux Your Boat

Reaux, Reaux, Reaux Your Boat (1966)

Out and Out Rout

Out and Out Rout (1966)

Shot and Bothered

Shot and Bothered (1966)

The Astroduck

The Astroduck (1966)

Chaser on the Rocks

Chaser on the Rocks (1965)

The Great De Gaulle Stone Operation

The Great De Gaulle Stone Operation (1965)

Bully for Pink

Bully for Pink (1965)

Highway Runnery

Highway Runnery (1965)

Go Go Amigo

Go Go Amigo (1965)

Reel Pink

Reel Pink (1965)

Hairied and Hurried

Hairied and Hurried (1965)

Just Plane Beep

Just Plane Beep (1965)

Chili Corn Corny

Chili Corn Corny (1965)

An Ounce of Pink

An Ounce of Pink (1965)

Boulder Wham!

Boulder Wham! (1965)

Tired and Feathered

Tired and Feathered (1965)

Pink Panzer

Pink Panzer (1965)

Tease for Two

Tease for Two (1965)

The Pink Tail Fly

The Pink Tail Fly (1965)

Run, Run, Sweet Road Runner

Run, Run, Sweet Road Runner (1965)

Rushing Roulette

Rushing Roulette (1965)

Corn on the Cop

Corn on the Cop (1965)

Suppressed Duck

Suppressed Duck (1965)

Pink Ice

Pink Ice (1965)

Well Worn Daffy

Well Worn Daffy (1965)

Shocking Pink

Shocking Pink (1965)

Pinkfinger

Pinkfinger (1965)

Pickled Pink

Pickled Pink (1965)

Assault and Peppered

Assault and Peppered (1965)

Sink Pink

Sink Pink (1965)

Moby Duck

Moby Duck (1965)

Dial 'P' for Pink

Dial 'P' for Pink (1965)

Original Music Composer

The Wild Chase

The Wild Chase (1965)

We Give Pink Stamps

We Give Pink Stamps (1965)

Cats and Bruises

Cats and Bruises (1965)

It's Nice to Have a Mouse Around the House

It's Nice to Have a Mouse Around the House (1965)

Pink Pajamas

Pink Pajamas (1964)

Road to Andalay

Road to Andalay (1964)

The Pink Phink

The Pink Phink (1964)

Pancho's Hideaway

Pancho's Hideaway (1964)

Señorella and the Glass Huarache

Señorella and the Glass Huarache (1964)

False Hare

False Hare (1964)

Hawaiian Aye Aye

Hawaiian Aye Aye (1964)

War and Pieces

War and Pieces (1964)

The Iceman Ducketh

The Iceman Ducketh (1964)

Nuts and Volts

Nuts and Volts (1964)

Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare

Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare (1964)

Freudy Cat

Freudy Cat (1964)

Bartholomew Versus the Wheel

Bartholomew Versus the Wheel (1964)

A Message to Gracias

A Message to Gracias (1964)

Dumb Patrol

Dumb Patrol (1964)

The Tattooed Police Horse

The Tattooed Police Horse (1964)

Original Music Composer

To Beep or Not to Beep

To Beep or Not to Beep (1963)

Transylvania 6-5000

Transylvania 6-5000 (1963)

Claws in the Lease

Claws in the Lease (1963)

Mad as a Mars Hare

Mad as a Mars Hare (1963)

Aqua Duck

Aqua Duck (1963)

The Unmentionables

The Unmentionables (1963)

Wall of Noise

Wall of Noise (1963)

Chili Weather

Chili Weather (1963)

Banty Raids

Banty Raids (1963)

Original Music Composer

PT 109

PT 109 (1963)

Hare-Breadth Hurry

Hare-Breadth Hurry (1963)

Woolen Under Where

Woolen Under Where (1963)

Now Hear This

Now Hear This (1963)

Mexican Cat Dance

Mexican Cat Dance (1963)

The Million Hare

The Million Hare (1963)

Fast Buck Duck

Fast Buck Duck (1963)

Devil's Feud Cake

Devil's Feud Cake (1963)

I Was a Teenage Thumb

I Was a Teenage Thumb (1963)

Martian Through Georgia

Martian Through Georgia (1962)

Shishkabugs

Shishkabugs (1962)

Good Noose

Good Noose (1962)

Red Nightmare

Red Nightmare (1962)

The Horse with the Flying Tail

The Horse with the Flying Tail (1960)

Seven Ways from Sundown

Seven Ways from Sundown (1960)

The Hound That Thought He Was a Raccoon

The Hound That Thought He Was a Raccoon (1960)

Hell Bent for Leather

Hell Bent for Leather (1960)

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone (1959)

Moochie of the Little League

Moochie of the Little League (1959)

Zorro, the Avenger

Zorro, the Avenger (1959)

Step Down to Terror

Step Down to Terror (1958)

Flood Tide

Flood Tide (1958)

The Horse of the West

The Horse of the West (1957)

The Best Doggoned Dog in the World

The Best Doggoned Dog in the World (1957)

The Wetback Hound

The Wetback Hound (1957)

Original Music Composer

The Deadly Mantis

The Deadly Mantis (1957)

The Girl in the Kremlin

The Girl in the Kremlin (1957)

Alaska Lifeboat

Alaska Lifeboat (1956)

Cow Dog

Cow Dog (1956)

Theme Song Performance

Adventure in Dairyland

Adventure in Dairyland (1956)

Original Music Composer

Pillars of the Sky

Pillars of the Sky (1956)

So Your Wife Wants to Work

So Your Wife Wants to Work (1956)

So You Want to Play the Piano

So You Want to Play the Piano (1956)

So You Want to Be Pretty

So You Want to Be Pretty (1956)

So You Think the Grass is Greener

So You Think the Grass is Greener (1956)

The Littlest Outlaw

The Littlest Outlaw (1955)

24 Hour Alert

24 Hour Alert (1955)

So You Want to Be a Policeman

So You Want to Be a Policeman (1955)

So You Want to Be a V.P.

So You Want to Be a V.P. (1955)

So You Want a Model Railroad

So You Want a Model Railroad (1955)

Original Music Composer

Revenge of the Creature

Revenge of the Creature (1955)

So You Want to Be on a Jury

So You Want to Be on a Jury (1955)

Original Music Composer

Cult of the Cobra

Cult of the Cobra (1955)

So You Want to Be a Gladiator

So You Want to Be a Gladiator (1955)

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)

So You Don't Trust Your Wife

So You Don't Trust Your Wife (1955)

Beauty and the Bull

Beauty and the Bull (1954)

So You Want to Know Your Relatives

So You Want to Know Your Relatives (1954)

So You're Taking in a Roomer

So You're Taking in a Roomer (1954)

So You Want to Be a Banker

So You Want to Be a Banker (1954)

Original Music Composer

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan (1954)

So You Want to Be Your Own Boss

So You Want to Be Your Own Boss (1954)

Original Music Composer

Stormy, the Thoroughbred

Stormy, the Thoroughbred (1954)

So You're Having Neighbor Trouble

So You're Having Neighbor Trouble (1954)

So You Want to Be an Heir

So You Want to Be an Heir (1953)

Winter Paradise

Winter Paradise (1953)

So You Think You Can't Sleep

So You Think You Can't Sleep (1953)

So You Love Your Dog

So You Love Your Dog (1953)

So You Want a Television Set

So You Want a Television Set (1953)

Phantom from Space

Phantom from Space (1953)

So You Want to Learn to Dance

So You Want to Learn to Dance (1953)

So You Want to Be a Musician

So You Want to Be a Musician (1953)

Thar She Blows!

Thar She Blows! (1952)

The Black Castle

The Black Castle (1952)

So You Want to Wear the Pants

So You Want to Wear the Pants (1952)

So You're Going to the Dentist

So You're Going to the Dentist (1952)

Cattle Town

Cattle Town (1952)

So You Never Tell a Lie

So You Never Tell a Lie (1952)

So You Want to Go to a Convention

So You Want to Go to a Convention (1952)

The Dog Snatcher

The Dog Snatcher (1952)

So You Want to Enjoy Life

So You Want to Enjoy Life (1952)

Retreat, Hell!

Retreat, Hell! (1952)

So You Want to Get It Wholesale

So You Want to Get It Wholesale (1952)

Continental Holiday

Continental Holiday (1952)

The Seeing Eye

The Seeing Eye (1951)

So You Want to Be a Plumber

So You Want to Be a Plumber (1951)

The Tanks Are Coming

The Tanks Are Coming (1951)

Fuddy Duddy Buddy

Fuddy Duddy Buddy (1951)

So You Want to Be a Bachelor

So You Want to Be a Bachelor (1951)

So You Want to Buy a Used Car

So You Want to Buy a Used Car (1951)

The Strange Door

The Strange Door (1951)

So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger

So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger (1951)

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951)

I Was a Communist for the FBI

I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951)

Five

Five (1951)

So You Want to Be a Cowboy

So You Want to Be a Cowboy (1951)

Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)

So You Want to Be a Handyman

So You Want to Be a Handyman (1951)

Man on the Land

Man on the Land (1951)

So You're Going to Have an Operation

So You're Going to Have an Operation (1950)

My Country 'Tis of Thee

My Country 'Tis of Thee (1950)

Highway 301

Highway 301 (1950)

Breakthrough

Breakthrough (1950)

So You Want a Raise

So You Want a Raise (1950)

Grandad of Races

Grandad of Races (1950)

So You Want to Move

So You Want to Move (1950)

The Great Jewel Robber

The Great Jewel Robber (1950)

So You Want to Hold Your Husband

So You Want to Hold Your Husband (1950)

Fifty Years Before Your Eyes

Fifty Years Before Your Eyes (1950)

This Side of the Law

This Side of the Law (1950)

Riviera Days

Riviera Days (1950)

Colt .45

Colt .45 (1950)

So You Think You're Not Guilty

So You Think You're Not Guilty (1950)

Barricade

Barricade (1950)

So You Want to Throw a Party

So You Want to Throw a Party (1950)

The Grass Is Always Greener

The Grass Is Always Greener (1950)

Mrs. Mike

Mrs. Mike (1949)

So You Want to Be an Actor

So You Want to Be an Actor (1949)

So You Want to Get Rich Quick

So You Want to Get Rich Quick (1949)

The House Across the Street

The House Across the Street (1949)

So You Want to Be a Muscle Man

So You Want to Be a Muscle Man (1949)

The Younger Brothers

The Younger Brothers (1949)

Heart to Heart

Heart to Heart (1949)

Homicide

Homicide (1949)

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

The Adventure of the Speckled Band (1949)

So You Want to Be Popular

So You Want to Be Popular (1949)

Flaxy Martin

Flaxy Martin (1949)

So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter

So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter (1949)

The Columbia: America's Greatest Power Stream

The Columbia: America's Greatest Power Stream (1949)

Moonrise

Moonrise (1948)

Embraceable You

Embraceable You (1948)

So You Want to Be a Detective

So You Want to Be a Detective (1948)

The Big Punch

The Big Punch (1948)

Calgary Stampede

Calgary Stampede (1948)

So You Want to Build a House

So You Want to Build a House (1948)

Going to Blazes!

Going to Blazes! (1948)

Madonna of the Desert

Madonna of the Desert (1948)

So You Want to Be a Gambler

So You Want to Be a Gambler (1948)

So You Want an Apartment

So You Want an Apartment (1948)

So You Want to Hold Your Wife

So You Want to Hold Your Wife (1947)

Power Behind the Nation

Power Behind the Nation (1947)

So You Want to Be a Salesman

So You Want to Be a Salesman (1947)

So You're Going on a Vacation

So You're Going on a Vacation (1947)

Give Us the Earth!

Give Us the Earth! (1947)

So You Want to Be in Pictures

So You Want to Be in Pictures (1947)

So You're Going to Be a Father

So You're Going to Be a Father (1947)

So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck

So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck (1946)

A Boy and His Dog

A Boy and His Dog (1946)

So You Want to Keep Your Hair

So You Want to Keep Your Hair (1946)

Traffic with the Devil

Traffic with the Devil (1946)

Original Music Composer / Music Director

She-Wolf of London

She-Wolf of London (1946)

The Cat Creeps

The Cat Creeps (1946)

Smart as a Fox

Smart as a Fox (1946)

Hitler Lives

Hitler Lives (1945)

Original Music Composer

House of Dracula

House of Dracula (1945)

So You Think You're Allergic

So You Think You're Allergic (1945)

Story of a Dog

Story of a Dog (1945)

Star in the Night

Star in the Night (1945)

Shady Lady

Shady Lady (1945)

America the Beautiful

America the Beautiful (1945)

Original Music Composer

Secret Agent X-9

Secret Agent X-9 (1945)

The Jungle Captive

The Jungle Captive (1945)

To the Shores of Iwo Jima

To the Shores of Iwo Jima (1945)

Additional Music

To Have and Have Not

To Have and Have Not (1945)

I Am an American

I Am an American (1944)

The Mummy's Curse

The Mummy's Curse (1944)

I Won't Play

I Won't Play (1944)

Original Music Composer

Once Over Lightly

Once Over Lightly (1944)

Proudly We Serve

Proudly We Serve (1944)

Additional Music

Make Your Own Bed

Make Your Own Bed (1944)

Original Music Composer

The Invisible Man's Revenge

The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)

It's Your War Too

It's Your War Too (1944)

Food and Magic

Food and Magic (1943)

Original Music Composer

Women at War

Women at War (1943)

Original Music Composer

The Mysterious Doctor

The Mysterious Doctor (1943)

Original Music Composer

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer (1943)

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943)

Original Music Composer

The Hidden Hand

The Hidden Hand (1942)

Busses Roar

Busses Roar (1942)

Original Music Composer

Escape from Crime

Escape from Crime (1942)

Original Music Composer

Spy Ship

Spy Ship (1942)

Original Music Composer

I Was Framed

I Was Framed (1942)

Steel Against the Sky

Steel Against the Sky (1941)

Original Music Composer

Law of the Tropics

Law of the Tropics (1941)

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941)

International Squadron

International Squadron (1941)

Original Music Composer

Highway West

Highway West (1941)

The Nurse's Secret

The Nurse's Secret (1941)

Original Music Composer

A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark (1941)

Original Music Composer

Melody Ranch

Melody Ranch (1940)

Original Music Composer

Adventures of Red Ryder

Adventures of Red Ryder (1940)

Original Music Composer

A Fugitive from Justice

A Fugitive from Justice (1940)

Murder in the Air

Murder in the Air (1940)

Original Music Composer

Gangs of Chicago

Gangs of Chicago (1940)

The Courageous Dr. Christian

The Courageous Dr. Christian (1940)

Cowboys from Texas

Cowboys from Texas (1939)

The Kansas Terrors

The Kansas Terrors (1939)

Original Music Composer

Dick Tracy's G-Men

Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)

Original Music Composer

In Old Monterey

In Old Monterey (1939)

New Frontier

New Frontier (1939)

Wyoming Outlaw

Wyoming Outlaw (1939)

Original Music Composer

Daredevils of the Red Circle

Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)

Original Music Composer

Mountain Rhythm

Mountain Rhythm (1939)

Three Texas Steers

Three Texas Steers (1939)

Original Music Composer

Blue Montana Skies

Blue Montana Skies (1939)

The Night Riders

The Night Riders (1939)

Original Music Composer

Mexicali Rose

Mexicali Rose (1939)

Original Music Composer

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)

Red River Range

Red River Range (1938)

Original Music Composer

Hawk of the Wilderness

Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)

Original Music Composer

Western Jamboree

Western Jamboree (1938)

Original Music Composer

Come On, Rangers

Come On, Rangers (1938)

Santa Fe Stampede

Santa Fe Stampede (1938)

Billy The Kid Returns

Billy The Kid Returns (1938)

Original Music Composer

Tenth Avenue Kid

Tenth Avenue Kid (1938)

Come On, Leathernecks!

Come On, Leathernecks! (1938)

Theme Song Performance

Corky and White Shadow

Corky and White Shadow

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Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1911-03-18

Deathday
1971-02-20 (59 years old)

Birth Place
Saint Paul, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
William B. Lava, Wm. Lava, Bill Lava

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