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William Lava

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.

Popularity:0.862

Known For:Sound

Birthday:1911-03-18

Place of Birth:St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

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

William Lava Movies

Vitamin Pink (1966)

Vitamin Pink (1966)

The House Across the Street (1949)

The House Across the Street (1949)

Highway 301 (1950)

Highway 301 (1950)

Flaxy Martin (1949)

Flaxy Martin (1949)

This Side of the Law (1950)

This Side of the Law (1950)

Homicide (1949)

Homicide (1949)

The Strange Door (1951)

The Strange Door (1951)

Highway West (1941)

Highway West (1941)

A-Haunting We Will Go (1966)

A-Haunting We Will Go (1966)

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)

Escape from Crime (1942)

Escape from Crime (1942)

Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare (1964)

Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare (1964)

Mountain Rhythm (1939)

Mountain Rhythm (1939)

Blue Montana Skies (1939)

Blue Montana Skies (1939)

Mexicali Rose (1939)

Mexicali Rose (1939)

To Beep or Not to Beep (1963)

To Beep or Not to Beep (1963)

Mad as a Mars Hare (1963)

Mad as a Mars Hare (1963)

The Black Castle (1952)

The Black Castle (1952)

So You Think You're Not Guilty (1950)

So You Think You're Not Guilty (1950)

Saskatchewan (1954)

Saskatchewan (1954)

Hell Bent for Leather (1960)

Hell Bent for Leather (1960)

Come On, Rangers (1938)

Come On, Rangers (1938)

The Wild Chase (1965)

The Wild Chase (1965)

Colt .45 (1950)

Colt .45 (1950)

So You Want to Be a Detective (1948)

So You Want to Be a Detective (1948)

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

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

The Night Riders (1939)

The Night Riders (1939)

Billy The Kid Returns (1938)

Billy The Kid Returns (1938)

New Frontier (1939)

New Frontier (1939)

Santa Fe Stampede (1938)

Santa Fe Stampede (1938)

Alaska Lifeboat (1956)

Alaska Lifeboat (1956)

The Girl in the Kremlin (1957)

The Girl in the Kremlin (1957)

Flood Tide (1958)

Flood Tide (1958)

Dumb Patrol (1964)

Dumb Patrol (1964)

Barricade (1950)

Barricade (1950)

Let's Kill Uncle (1966)

Let's Kill Uncle (1966)

Continental Holiday (1952)

Continental Holiday (1952)

Embraceable You (1948)

Embraceable You (1948)

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

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

Seven Ways from Sundown (1960)

Seven Ways from Sundown (1960)

Chubasco (1968)

Chubasco (1968)

The Adventure of the Speckled Band (1949)

The Adventure of the Speckled Band (1949)

Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)

Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)

In Enemy Country (1968)

In Enemy Country (1968)

Pickled Pink (1965)

Pickled Pink (1965)

The Horse of the West (1957)

The Horse of the West (1957)

The Tanks Are Coming (1951)

The Tanks Are Coming (1951)

Mrs. Mike (1949)

Mrs. Mike (1949)

Come On, Leathernecks! (1938)

Come On, Leathernecks! (1938)

Revenge of the Creature (1955)

Revenge of the Creature (1955)

Cult of the Cobra (1955)

Cult of the Cobra (1955)

The Deadly Mantis (1957)

The Deadly Mantis (1957)

Tease for Two (1965)

Tease for Two (1965)

Gangs of Chicago (1940)

Gangs of Chicago (1940)

Three Texas Steers (1939)

Three Texas Steers (1939)

Busses Roar (1942)

Busses Roar (1942)

So You Want a Raise (1950)

So You Want a Raise (1950)

So You Want to Move (1950)

So You Want to Move (1950)

Calgary Stampede (1948)

Calgary Stampede (1948)

False Hare (1964)

False Hare (1964)

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)

Western Jamboree (1938)

Western Jamboree (1938)

The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)

The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)

Step Down to Terror (1958)

Step Down to Terror (1958)

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)

Proudly We Serve (1944)

Proudly We Serve (1944)

Secret Agent X-9 (1945)

Secret Agent X-9 (1945)

Adventures of Red Ryder (1940)

Adventures of Red Ryder (1940)

The Great Carrot-Train Robbery (1969)

The Great Carrot-Train Robbery (1969)

Norman Normal (1968)

Norman Normal (1968)

Pinkfinger (1965)

Pinkfinger (1965)

The Pink Phink (1964)

The Pink Phink (1964)

Pancho's Hideaway (1964)

Pancho's Hideaway (1964)

Señorella and the Glass Huarache (1964)

Señorella and the Glass Huarache (1964)

Nuts and Volts (1964)

Nuts and Volts (1964)

Bartholomew Versus the Wheel (1964)

Bartholomew Versus the Wheel (1964)

A Message to Gracias (1964)

A Message to Gracias (1964)

Transylvania 6-5000 (1963)

Transylvania 6-5000 (1963)

Wall of Noise (1963)

Wall of Noise (1963)

Chili Weather (1963)

Chili Weather (1963)

The Million Hare (1963)

The Million Hare (1963)

Martian Through Georgia (1962)

Martian Through Georgia (1962)

Now Hear This (1963)

Now Hear This (1963)

Zorro, the Avenger (1959)

Zorro, the Avenger (1959)

Pillars of the Sky (1956)

Pillars of the Sky (1956)

Moonrise (1948)

Moonrise (1948)

The Big Punch (1948)

The Big Punch (1948)

Once Over Lightly (1944)

Once Over Lightly (1944)

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer (1943)

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer (1943)

Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)

Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)

In Old Monterey (1939)

In Old Monterey (1939)

Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)

Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)

Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)

Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)

Law of the Tropics (1941)

Law of the Tropics (1941)

Murder in the Air (1940)

Murder in the Air (1940)

Chamber of Horrors (1966)

Chamber of Horrors (1966)

The Iceman Ducketh (1964)

The Iceman Ducketh (1964)

A Shot in the Dark (1941)

A Shot in the Dark (1941)

Spy Ship (1942)

Spy Ship (1942)

I Was Framed (1942)

I Was Framed (1942)

So Your Wife Wants to Work (1956)

So Your Wife Wants to Work (1956)

To Have and Have Not (1945)

To Have and Have Not (1945)

Women at War (1943)

Women at War (1943)

Madonna of the Desert (1948)

Madonna of the Desert (1948)

So You Want a Model Railroad (1955)

So You Want a Model Railroad (1955)

So You Want to Hold Your Husband (1950)

So You Want to Hold Your Husband (1950)

The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)

The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)

She-Wolf of London (1946)

She-Wolf of London (1946)

Give Us the Earth! (1947)

Give Us the Earth! (1947)

So You're Going on a Vacation (1947)

So You're Going on a Vacation (1947)

Five (1951)

Fast Buck Duck (1963)

Fast Buck Duck (1963)

So You Think You're Allergic (1945)

So You Think You're Allergic (1945)

Rabbit, Run (1970)

Rabbit, Run (1970)

She-Wolf of London (1946)

She-Wolf of London (1946)

Sancho, the Homing Steer (1962)

Sancho, the Homing Steer (1962)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)

Food and Magic (1943)

Food and Magic (1943)

Retreat, Hell! (1952)

Retreat, Hell! (1952)

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

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

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)

The Cat Creeps (1946)

The Cat Creeps (1946)

The Courageous Dr. Christian (1940)

The Courageous Dr. Christian (1940)

Tenth Avenue Kid (1938)

Tenth Avenue Kid (1938)

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)

Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988)

Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988)

How Bugs Bunny Won the West (1978)

How Bugs Bunny Won the West (1978)

Crime by Night (1944)

Crime by Night (1944)

The Jungle Captive (1945)

The Jungle Captive (1945)

I Am an American (1944)

I Am an American (1944)

Murder in the Big House (1942)

Murder in the Big House (1942)

Smart as a Fox (1946)

Smart as a Fox (1946)

Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941)

Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941)

Steel Against the Sky (1941)

Steel Against the Sky (1941)

House of Dracula (1945)

House of Dracula (1945)

The Best Doggoned Dog in the World (1957)

The Best Doggoned Dog in the World (1957)

Pink Pajamas (1964)

Pink Pajamas (1964)

We Give Pink Stamps (1965)

We Give Pink Stamps (1965)

Dial 'P' for Pink (1965)

Dial 'P' for Pink (1965)

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951)

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951)

Pink Punch (1966)

Pink Punch (1966)

The Pink Blueprint (1966)

The Pink Blueprint (1966)

Sink Pink (1965)

Sink Pink (1965)

Shocking Pink (1965)

Shocking Pink (1965)

Pink Ice (1965)

Pink Ice (1965)

The Pink Tail Fly (1965)

The Pink Tail Fly (1965)

An Ounce of Pink (1965)

An Ounce of Pink (1965)

Pink Panzer (1965)

Pink Panzer (1965)

Bully for Pink (1965)

Bully for Pink (1965)

Pink Pistons (1966)

Pink Pistons (1966)

Smile Pretty, Say Pink (1966)

Smile Pretty, Say Pink (1966)

Reel Pink (1965)

Reel Pink (1965)

Congratulations It's Pink (1967)

Congratulations It's Pink (1967)

The Mummy's Curse (1944)

The Mummy's Curse (1944)

My Country 'Tis of Thee (1950)

My Country 'Tis of Thee (1950)

A Boy and His Dog (1946)

A Boy and His Dog (1946)

So You Want to Hold Your Wife (1947)

So You Want to Hold Your Wife (1947)

Star in the Night (1945)

Star in the Night (1945)

Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943)

Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943)

Story of a Dog (1945)

Story of a Dog (1945)

Hitler Lives (1945)

Hitler Lives (1945)

A Fugitive from Justice (1940)

A Fugitive from Justice (1940)

I Won't Play (1944)

I Won't Play (1944)

24 Hour Alert (1955)

24 Hour Alert (1955)

Phantom from Space (1953)

Phantom from Space (1953)

Make Your Own Bed (1944)

Make Your Own Bed (1944)

The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1979)

The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1979)

Stormy, the Thoroughbred (1954)

Stormy, the Thoroughbred (1954)

The Hidden Hand (1942)

The Hidden Hand (1942)

The Mysterious Doctor (1943)

The Mysterious Doctor (1943)

So You Want to Build a House (1948)

So You Want to Build a House (1948)

The Grass Is Always Greener (1950)

The Grass Is Always Greener (1950)

Grandad of Races (1950)

Grandad of Races (1950)

Wyoming Outlaw (1939)

Wyoming Outlaw (1939)

So You Want to Know Your Relatives (1954)

So You Want to Know Your Relatives (1954)

Melody Ranch (1940)

Melody Ranch (1940)

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

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

So You Want to Enjoy Life (1952)

So You Want to Enjoy Life (1952)

So You Want to Wear the Pants (1952)

So You Want to Wear the Pants (1952)

So You Want to Be a Salesman (1947)

So You Want to Be a Salesman (1947)

So You Never Tell a Lie (1952)

So You Never Tell a Lie (1952)

So You Want to Be a Plumber (1951)

So You Want to Be a Plumber (1951)

So You Want to Be Pretty (1956)

So You Want to Be Pretty (1956)

So You Want to Be in Pictures (1947)

So You Want to Be in Pictures (1947)

Heart to Heart (1949)

Heart to Heart (1949)

So You Want an Apartment (1948)

So You Want an Apartment (1948)

So You Want to Be a Gambler (1948)

So You Want to Be a Gambler (1948)

PT 109 (1963)

Hare-Breadth Hurry (1963)

Hare-Breadth Hurry (1963)

Fistic Mystic (1969)

Fistic Mystic (1969)

Bugged by a Bee (1969)

Bugged by a Bee (1969)

Shamrock and Roll (1969)

Shamrock and Roll (1969)

Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too! (1969)

Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too! (1969)

Bunny and Claude: We Rob Carrot Patches (1968)

Bunny and Claude: We Rob Carrot Patches (1968)

Chimp & Zee (1968)

Chimp & Zee (1968)

Devil's Feud Cake (1963)

Devil's Feud Cake (1963)

Corn on the Cop (1965)

Corn on the Cop (1965)

3 Ring Wing-Ding (1968)

3 Ring Wing-Ding (1968)

Big Game Haunt (1968)

Big Game Haunt (1968)

Stub, the Best Cow Dog in the West (1974)

Stub, the Best Cow Dog in the West (1974)

The Nurse's Secret (1941)

The Nurse's Secret (1941)

Rusty and the Falcon (1958)

Rusty and the Falcon (1958)

Rusty and the Falcon (1958)

Rusty and the Falcon (1958)

Hollywood Story (1951)

Hollywood Story (1951)

So You Want to Be a Muscle Man (1949)

So You Want to Be a Muscle Man (1949)

Banty Raids (1963)

Banty Raids (1963)

So You Want to Be an Actor (1949)

So You Want to Be an Actor (1949)

War and Pieces (1964)

War and Pieces (1964)

The Unmentionables (1963)

The Unmentionables (1963)

Aqua Duck (1963)

Aqua Duck (1963)

Road to Andalay (1964)

Road to Andalay (1964)

So You Think You Can't Sleep (1953)

So You Think You Can't Sleep (1953)

So You Want to Be a Cowboy (1951)

So You Want to Be a Cowboy (1951)

So You Want to Be a Musician (1953)

So You Want to Be a Musician (1953)

So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger (1951)

So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger (1951)

So You Want to Go to a Convention (1952)

So You Want to Go to a Convention (1952)

So You Want to Learn to Dance (1953)

So You Want to Learn to Dance (1953)

William Lava TV Shows

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