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  • WILLIAM LAVA


    Information From IMDb


    Date of Birth
    18 March 1911, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA


    Date of Death
    20 February 1971, Los Angeles, California, USA


    Mini Biography
    He was an extremely prolific and capable film composer, educated at Northwestern University. He studied conducting with Albert Coates, and came to Hollywood in 1936. His chief collaborators were Harry Tobias, Stan Jones, Max Steiner, Sammy Cahn, Franz Waxman, Henry Mancini, Ray Heindorf, and Frank Skinner.
    IMDb Mini Biography By: Louis Rugani


    Filmography
    Composer
    1. Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988)
    2. "The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show" (1986) TV series (1986) (classic cartoons)
    3. "The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour" (1985) TV series
    4. Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island (1983) (as Bill Lava)
    ... aka Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island (USA: short title)
    5. Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1982) (as Bill Lava)
    ... aka Bugs Bunny's 1001 Rabbit Tales (USA: short title)
    6. The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981) (as Bill Lava)
    ... aka Friz Freleng's Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
    7. Bugs Bunny's Howl-Oween Special (1978) (TV) (classic cartoons) (as Bill Lava)
    8. "The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show" (1978) TV series
    9. Bugs Bunny's Easter Special (1977) (TV)
    ... aka Bugs Bunny's Easter Funnies (USA: video title)
    10. "The Pink Panther Laugh and a Half Hour and a Half Show" (1976) TV series
    11. "The Sylvester & Tweety Show" (1976) TV series
    12. O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971) (TV)
    ... aka O'Hara, U.S. Treasury: Operation Cobra (USA)
    13. Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)
    ... aka Blood of Frankenstein
    ... aka Satan's Bloody Freaks
    ... aka Teenage Dracula
    ... aka The Blood Seekers
    ... aka The Revenge of Dracula
    14. The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
    15. Injun Trouble (1969)
    16. "The Pink Panther Show" (1969) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka The New Pink Panther Show (USA: third season title)
    ... aka The Pink Panther Meets the Ant and the Aardvark (USA: second season title)
    17. Bugged by a Bee (1969)
    18. Shamrock and Roll (1969)
    19. Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too! (1969)
    20. Fistic Mystic (1969)
    21. The Great Carrot-Train Robbery (1969)
    22. Bunny and Claude: We Rob Carrot Patches (1968)
    23. Chimp & Zee (1968)
    24. Assignment to Kill (1968)
    25. Flying Circus (1968)
    26. 3 Ring Wing-Ding (1968)
    27. In Enemy Country (1968)
    ... aka In Enemy Hands
    28. Chubasco (1968)
    29. See Ya Later Gladiator (1968)
    30. Feud with a Dude (1968)
    31. Hippydrome Tiger (1968)
    32. Skyscraper Caper (1968)
    33. Big Game Haunt (1968)
    34. Norman Normal (1968)
    35. Hocus Pocus Powwow (1968)
    36. Fiesta Fiasco (1967)
    ... aka The Rain Maker
    37. Merlin the Magic Mouse (1967)
    38. Cool Cat (1967)
    39. Go Away Stowaway (1967)
    40. Rodent to Stardom (1967)
    41. Speedy Ghost to Town (1967)
    42. The Spy Swatter (1967)
    43. The Music Mice-Tro (1967)
    44. "F Troop" (60 episodes, 1965-1967)
    - Is This Fort Really Necessary? (1967) TV episode
    - Our Brave in F Troop (1967) TV episode
    - The Majority of Wilton (1967) TV episode
    - Carpetbagging, Anyone? (1967) TV episode
    - Marriage, Fort Courage Style (1967) TV episode
    (55 more)
    45. Chamber of Horrors (1966)
    46. "The Road Runner Show" (1966) TV series
    47. "The Super 6" (1966) TV series (as Bill Lava)
    48. Cock-a-Doodle Deux-Deux (1966)
    49. Smile Pretty, Say Pink (1966)
    50. The Pink Blueprint (1966)
    51. Snow Excuse (1966) (as Bill Lava)
    52. A-Haunting We Will Go (1966) (as Bill Lava)
    53. Vitamin Pink (1966)
    54. Plastered in Paris (1966)
    55. Pink Pistons (1966)
    56. Clippety Clobbered (1966) (as Bill Lava)
    57. Cirrhosis of the Louvre (1966)
    58. Mexican Mousepiece (1966) (as Bill Lava)
    59. Pink Punch (1966)
    60. The Solid Tin Coyote (1966) (as Bill Lava)
    61. Napoleon Blown-Aparte (1966)
    62. Reaux, Reaux, Reaux Your Boat (1966)
    63. Out and Out Rout (1966) (as Bill Lava)
    64. Shot and Bothered (1966) (as Bill Lava)
    65. The Astroduck (1966) (as Bill Lava)
    66. Chaser on the Rocks (1965) (as Bill Lava)
    67. The Great De Gaulle Stone Operation (1965)
    68. Bully for Pink (1965)
    69. Highway Runnery (1965) (as Bill Lava)
    70. Go Go Amigo (1965)
    71. Reel Pink (1965)
    72. Hairied and Hurried (1965) (as Bill Lava)
    73. Just Plane Beep (1965) (as Bill Lava)
    74. Chili Corn Corny (1965) (as Bill Lava)
    75. An Ounce of Pink (1965)
    76. Boulder Wham! (1965) (as Bill Lava)
    77. Tired and Feathered (1965) (as Bill Lava)
    78. Pink Panzer (1965)
    79. Tease for Two (1965) (as Bill Lava)
    80. The Pink Tail Fly (1965)
    81. Run, Run, Sweet Road Runner (1965) (as Bill Lava)
    82. Rushing Roulette (1965) (as Bill Lava)
    83. Corn on the Cop (1965) (as Bill Lava)
    84. Suppressed Duck (1965) (as Bill Lava)
    85. Pink Ice (1965)
    86. Well Worn Daffy (1965) (as Bill Lava)
    87. Pinkfinger (1965)
    88. Shocking Pink (1965)
    89. Pickled Pink (1965)
    90. Assault and Peppered (1965) (as Bill Lava)
    91. Sink Pink (1965)
    92. Moby Duck (1965) (as Bill Lava)
    93. Dial 'P' for Pink (1965)
    94. The Wild Chase (1965) (as Bill Lava)
    95. We Give Pink Stamps (1965)
    96. Cats and Bruises (1965) (as Bill Lava)
    97. It's Nice to Have a Mouse Around the House (1965) (as Bill Lava)
    98. Road to Andalay (1964) (as Bill Lava)
    99. Pink Pajamas (1964)
    100. The Pink Phink (1964)
    ... aka Blake Edwards' The Pink Panther: The Pink Phink (USA)
    101. Pancho's Hideaway (1964) (as Bill Lava)
    102. Señorella and the Glass Huarache (1964)
    103. False Hare (1964) (as Bill Lava)
    104. Hawaiian Aye Aye (1964) (as Bill Lava)
    105. War and Pieces (1964) (as Bill Lava)
    106. The Iceman Ducketh (1964) (as Bill Lava)
    107. Nuts and Volts (1964) (as Bill Lava)
    108. Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare (1964) (as Bill Lava)
    109. Freudy Cat (1964) (as Bill Lava)
    110. Bartholomew Versus the Wheel (1964) (as Bill Lava)
    111. A Message to Gracias (1964) (as Bill Lava)
    112. Dumb Patrol (1964) (as Bill Lava)
    113. To Beep or Not to Beep (1963) (as Bill Lava)
    114. Transylvania 6-5000 (1963) (as Bill Lava)
    115. Claws in the Lease (1963) (as Bill Lava)
    116. Mad as a Mars Hare (1963) (as Bill Lava)
    117. Aqua Duck (1963) (as Bill Lava)
    118. The Unmentionables (1963) (as Bill Lava)
    119. Wall of Noise (1963)
    120. Chili Weather (1963) (as Bill Lava)
    121. Banty Raids (1963) (as Bill Lava)
    122. PT 109 (1963)
    123. Hare-Breadth Hurry (1963) (as Bill Lava)
    124. Woolen Under Where (1963) (as Bill Lava)
    125. Mexican Cat Dance (1963) (as Bill Lava)
    126. The Million Hare (1963) (as Bill Lava)
    127. "Disneyland" (10 episodes, 1955-1963)
    ... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
    - The Horse with the Flying Tail (1963) TV episode
    - Zorro: Adios El Cuchillo (1960) TV episode
    - Zorro: El Bandido (1960) TV episode
    - The Swamp Fox: Tory Vengeance (1960) TV episode
    - The Swamp Fox: Brother Against Brother (1959) TV episode
    (5 more)
    128. Fast Buck Duck (1963) (as Bill Lava)
    129. Devil's Feud Cake (1963) (as Bill Lava)
    130. I Was a Teenage Thumb (1963) (as Bill Lava)
    131. Martian Through Georgia (1962) (as Bill Lava)
    132. Shishkabugs (1962) (as Bill Lava)
    133. Good Noose (1962)
    134. The Jet Cage (1962) (uncredited)
    135. "Thriller" (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka Boris Karloff's Thriller
    - The Hollow Watcher (1962) TV episode
    136. Now Hear This (1962) (as Bill Lava)
    137. Red Nightmare (1962)
    ... aka The Commies Are Coming, the Commies Are Coming (USA: video title)
    138. Gold, Glory and Custer (1962)
    139. "The Twilight Zone" (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia)
    ... aka Twilight Zone (USA: new title)
    - Once Upon a Time (1961) TV episode
    140. The Horse with the Flying Tail (1960)
    141. Seven Ways from Sundown (1960)
    142. The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960) (uncredited)
    143. Hell Bent for Leather (1960)
    144. Zorro, the Avenger (1959)
    145. The Sign of Zorro (1958)
    146. Flood Tide (1958)
    ... aka Above All Things (UK)
    147. "Zorro" (1 episode, 1957)
    - Presenting Señor Zorro (1957) TV episode
    148. The Wetback Hound (1957)
    149. The Deadly Mantis (1957) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Giant Mantis
    ... aka The Incredible Praying Mantis
    150. Kelly and Me (1957) (uncredited)
    151. "Cheyenne" (12 episodes, 1955-1963)
    - The Trap (1956) TV episode
    - Johnny Bravo (1956) TV episode
    - Fury at Rio Hondo (1956) TV episode
    - Quicksand (1956) TV episode
    - West of the River (1956) TV episode
    (7 more)
    152. Pillars of the Sky (1956) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Tomahawk and the Cross (UK)
    153. "The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure" (1956) TV series (unknown episodes)
    154. Alaska Lifeboat (1956) (as William B. Lava)
    155. The Littlest Outlaw (1955)
    156. 24 Hour Alert (1955)
    157. "The Mickey Mouse Club" (5 episodes, 1955)
    - Episode #1.5 (1955) TV episode (as Bill Lava)
    - Episode #1.4 (1955) TV episode (as Bill Lava)
    - Episode #1.3 (1955) TV episode (as Bill Lava)
    - Episode #1.2 (1955) TV episode (as Bill Lava)
    - Episode #1.1 (1955) TV episode (as Bill Lava)
    158. To Hell and Back (1955) (uncredited)
    159. Cult of the Cobra (1955) (uncredited)
    160. Revenge of the Creature (1955) (uncredited)
    161. Smoke Signal (1955) (uncredited)
    162. Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955) (uncredited)
    163. So You Want to Know Your Relatives (1954)
    164. Ricochet Romance (1954) (uncredited)
    165. Black Horse Canyon (1954) (uncredited)
    ... aka Echo Canyon (USA)
    ... aka Wild Horse Canyon (USA)
    166. Johnny Dark (1954) (uncredited)
    167. Tanganyika (1954) (uncredited)
    168. Fireman Save My Child (1954) (uncredited)
    169. Yankee Pasha (1954) (uncredited)
    170. Saskatchewan (1954) (uncredited)
    ... aka O'Rourke of the Royal Mounted (UK)
    171. Stormy, the Thoroughbred (1954)
    ... aka Stormy, the Thoroughbred with an Inferiority Complex (USA)
    172. Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954) (uncredited)
    173. Border River (1954) (uncredited)
    174. War Arrow (1953) (uncredited)
    175. So You Want to Be an Heir (1953)
    176. So You Want a Television Set (1953)
    177. Phantom from Space (1953)
    178. So You Want to Learn to Dance (1953)
    179. The Lawless Breed (1953) (uncredited)
    180. Mystery Lake (1953)
    181. Cattle Town (1952)
    182. The Dog Snatcher (1952)
    183. Retreat, Hell! (1952)
    ... aka We Came Out Fighting (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka You Can't Stop the Marines (USA: alternative title)
    184. Cave of Outlaws (1951) (uncredited)
    185. The Tanks Are Coming (1951)
    186. Fuddy Duddy Buddy (1951)
    187. Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951)
    188. Five (1951) (uncredited)
    189. So You Want to Be a Cowboy (1951)
    190. The Seeing Eye (1951)
    191. So You're Going to Have an Operation (1950)
    192. Highway 301 (1950)
    ... aka The Big Stickup
    193. Breakthrough (1950)
    194. The Great Jewel Robber (1950)
    195. Fifty Years Before Your Eyes (1950)
    196. This Side of the Law (1950)
    197. Colt .45 (1950)
    ... aka Thundercloud (USA: reissue title)
    198. So You Think You're Not Guilty (1950)
    199. Barricade (1950)
    200. Granddad of Races (1950)
    201. My Country 'Tis of Thee (1950)
    202. Mrs. Mike (1949) (uncredited)
    203. The House Across the Street (1949)
    204. The Younger Brothers (1949)
    205. Heart to Heart (1949) (as William B. Lava)
    206. The Adventure of the Speckled Band (1949)
    207. Homicide (1949)
    208. Flaxy Martin (1949)
    209. Whiplash (1948)
    210. Moonrise (1948)
    ... aka Frank Borzage's Moonrise (USA: complete title)
    211. Embraceable You (1948)
    212. So You Want to Be a Detective (1948)
    213. The Big Punch (1948)
    214. So You Want to Build a House (1948)
    215. So You Want to Be a Gambler (1948)
    216. So You Want an Apartment (1948)
    217. Calgary Stampede (1948)
    218. Going to Blazes! (1948) (as William B. Lava)
    219. So You Want to Hold Your Wife (1947)
    220. So You're Going on a Vacation (1947)
    221. Give Us the Earth! (1947) (musical score)
    ... aka Theatre of Life: Fact-Films from Real Life - Give Us the Earth! (USA: long title)
    222. So You're Going to Be a Father (1947)
    223. So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck (1946)
    224. So You Want to Keep Your Hair (1946)
    225. Traffic with the Devil (1946)
    ... aka Theatre of Life: Fact-Films from Real Life - Traffic with the Devil (USA: long title)
    ... aka Theatre of Life: Traffic with the Devil (USA: series title)
    226. The Time of Their Lives (1946) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Ghost Steps Out
    227. She-Wolf of London (1946) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Curse of the Allenbys (UK)
    228. Her Kind of Man (1946) (uncredited)
    229. Smart as a Fox (1946)
    230. A Boy and His Dog (1946)
    231. Hitler Lives (1945)
    ... aka Hitler Lives?
    232. House of Dracula (1945) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Wolf Man's Cure
    233. So You Think You're Allergic (1945)
    234. Saratoga Trunk (1945) (uncredited)
    235. Star in the Night (1945)
    236. Shady Lady (1945)
    237. America the Beautiful (1945)
    ... aka Technicolor Specials: America the Beautiful (USA: series title)
    238. To the Shores of Iwo Jima (1945) (as Bill Lava)
    239. That's the Spirit (1945) (uncredited)
    240. The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945) (uncredited)
    241. The Mummy's Curse (1944) (uncredited)
    242. Murder in the Blue Room (1944) (uncredited)
    243. To Have and Have Not (1944) (uncredited)
    ... aka Ernest Hemingway's To Have and Have Not (UK) (USA: complete title)
    244. The Last Ride (1944) (uncredited)
    245. San Fernando Valley (1944) (uncredited)
    246. Crime by Night (1944) (uncredited)
    247. The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944) (uncredited)
    248. Make Your Own Bed (1944) (uncredited)
    249. It's Your War Too (1944)
    250. Hidden Valley Outlaws (1944) (uncredited)
    251. With the Marines at Tarawa (1944) (uncredited)
    252. Devil Boats (1944)
    253. Destination Tokyo (1943) (uncredited)
    254. The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler (1943)
    255. Action in the North Atlantic (1943) (uncredited)
    256. Calling Wild Bill Elliott (1943) (uncredited)
    257. The Mysterious Doctor (1943) (uncredited)
    258. G-men vs. the Black Dragon (1943) (uncredited)
    ... aka Black Dragons of Manzanar (USA: recut version)
    259. The Gorilla Man (1943) (uncredited)
    260. Divide and Conquer (1943) (uncredited)
    ... aka Why We Fight, 3 (USA: series title)
    261. The Battle of Britain (1943) (uncredited)
    ... aka Why We Fight, 4 (USA: series title)
    262. The Traitor Within (1942) (uncredited)
    263. Beyond the Line of Duty (1942) (uncredited)
    ... aka Air Force Film 119
    264. The Hidden Hand (1942) (uncredited)
    265. Escape from Crime (1942) (uncredited)
    266. Spy Ship (1942) (uncredited)
    267. Larceny, Inc. (1942) (uncredited)
    268. Murder in the Big House (1942) (uncredited)
    ... aka Born for Trouble (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Human Sabotage (UK)
    269. I Was Framed (1942) (uncredited)
    270. Lady Gangster (1942) (uncredited)
    271. Bullet Scars (1942) (uncredited)
    272. Dangerously They Live (1941) (uncredited)
    273. Steel Against the Sky (1941) (uncredited)
    274. White Sails (1941) (music score)
    275. The Tanks Are Coming (1941) (uncredited)
    276. Passage from Hong Kong (1941) (uncredited)
    277. Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941) (uncredited)
    278. 'Smiling Ghost, The' (1941) (uncredited)
    279. International Squadron (1941)
    280. Highway West (1941) (uncredited)
    281. The Nurse's Secret (1941)
    282. Big Bill Tilden (1941) (uncredited)
    ... aka Sports Parade: Big Bill Tilden (USA: series title)
    283. Strange Alibi (1941) (uncredited)
    284. A Shot in the Dark (1941) (uncredited)
    285. Knockout (1941) (uncredited)
    ... aka Right to the Heart
    286. The Great Mr. Nobody (1941) (uncredited)
    287. Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940) (uncredited)
    288. The Border Legion (1940) (uncredited)
    ... aka West of the Badlands (USA: TV title)
    289. South of Suez (1940) (uncredited)
    290. Under Texas Skies (1940) (uncredited)
    291. King of the Royal Mounted (1940) (uncredited)
    ... aka Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted (USA: complete title)
    292. Earl of Puddlestone (1940) (uncredited)
    ... aka Jolly Old Higgins (UK)
    293. Oklahoma Renegades (1940) (uncredited)
    294. Girl from God's Country (1940) (uncredited)
    295. The Carson City Kid (1940) (uncredited)
    296. Adventures of Red Ryder (1940) (uncredited)
    297. Murder in the Air (1940) (uncredited)
    298. Gangs of Chicago (1940) (uncredited)
    299. The Crooked Road (1940) (uncredited)
    300. Grandpa Goes to Town (1940) (uncredited)
    301. King of the Lumberjacks (1940) (uncredited)
    302. Young Buffalo Bill (1940) (uncredited)
    303. The Courageous Dr. Christian (1940)
    304. Rancho Grande (1940) (uncredited)
    305. Wolf of New York (1940) (uncredited)
    306. Days of Jesse James (1939) (uncredited)
    307. Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939) (uncredited)
    308. Cowboys from Texas (1939)
    309. The Covered Trailer (1939) (uncredited)
    310. Main Street Lawyer (1939) (uncredited)
    ... aka When Gangland Strikes (UK)
    311. Jeepers Creepers (1939/I) (uncredited)
    ... aka Money Isn't Everything (UK)
    312. The Kansas Terrors (1939)
    313. New Frontier (1939) (uncredited)
    ... aka Frontier Horizon (USA: reissue title)
    314. Should Husbands Work? (1939) (uncredited)
    315. She Married a Cop (1939) (uncredited)
    316. Mickey the Kid (1939) (uncredited)
    ... aka Mickey
    317. Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)
    318. Mountain Rhythm (1939) (uncredited)
    319. My Wife's Relatives (1939) (uncredited)
    320. Three Texas Steers (1939)
    ... aka Danger Rides the Range
    321. Blue Montana Skies (1939) (uncredited)
    322. The Night Riders (1939)
    323. Mexicali Rose (1939) (uncredited)
    324. Rough Riders' Round-up (1939) (uncredited)
    325. The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939) (uncredited)
    326. Woman Doctor (1939) (uncredited)
    327. The Mysterious Miss X (1939) (uncredited)
    328. Fighting Thoroughbreds (1939) (uncredited)
    329. Federal Man-Hunt (1938) (uncredited)
    ... aka Flight from Justice (UK)
    330. Red River Range (1938) (as Wm. Lava)
    331. Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)
    332. Come On, Rangers (1938) (uncredited)
    333. Santa Fe Stampede (1938) (as Wm. Lava)
    334. Storm Over Bengal (1938) (uncredited)
    335. Rhythm of the Saddle (1938) (uncredited)
    336. Down in Arkansas (1938) (uncredited)
    337. Prairie Moon (1938) (uncredited)
    338. Billy the Kid Returns (1938) (uncredited)
    339. Heroes of the Hills (1938) (uncredited)
    340. The Higgins Family (1938) (uncredited)
    341. Escape by Night (1937) (uncredited)
    342. The Painted Stallion (1937) (uncredited)
    343. Double Exposure (1935) (uncredited)
    ... aka Big V Comedies (1935-1936) (#5): Double Exposure (USA: series title)

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited 12 times, last by ethanedwards ().

  • William "Bill" B. Lava was a musical composer and arranger who worked on the
    Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies
    animated cartoons from 1962 to 1969,
    replacing the deceased Milt Franklyn, making him the last musical composer and arranger
    in the classic era of Warner Bros. Cartoons.
    Lava's music was different from that of Franklyn and previous composer Carl Stalling.
    It has a tendency towards atonality.
    A sense of tension is often created in Lava's scores using sequences based
    on the notes of the diminished seventh chord.
    Lava also sang the theme to the popular T.V. western series Cheyenne.


    Before his WB successes, he was responsible for the music
    on many early oaters.
    6 of which involved Duke, in The Three Mesquiteers:-


    Santa Fe Stampede
    Red River Range
    The Night Riders
    Three Texas Steers
    Wyoming Outlaw
    New Frontier

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited 5 times, last by ethanedwards ().