William Lava
Sound
- Born
- March 18, 1911 · St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Died
- February 20, 1971 (age 59)
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.
Known for
To Have and Have Not
January 20, 1945
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
September 28, 1979
Revenge of the Creature
January 17, 1955
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
November 20, 1981
House of Dracula
December 7, 1945
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
September 24, 1988
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
March 14, 1951
The Deadly Mantis
May 1, 1957
The Mummy's Curse
December 22, 1944
Moonrise
October 1, 1948
The Pink Phink
December 18, 1964
She-Wolf of London
May 17, 1946
Behind the camera257
- 1988Daffy Duck's Quackbusters Music
- 1981The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie Music
- 1979The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie Music
- 1978How Bugs Bunny Won the West Music
- 1974Stub, the Best Cow Dog in the West Music
- 1971Dracula vs. Frankenstein Original Music Composer
- 1971O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra Original Music Composer
- 1970Rabbit, Run Original Music Composer
- 1969The Good Guys and the Bad Guys Original Music Composer, Songs
- 1969