William Lava

American composer (1911-1971)

William "Bill" Benjamin Lava was a composer and arranger who composed and conducted music for feature films as well as 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 in the catalog

Credited on 81 films (1938–1969) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 28 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼	Title	Creator	Length	Color
1943	BAPTISM OF FIRE		36 min	Color & B&W
1943	Little Isles Of Freedom.	Victor Stoloff	20 min.	B&W
1943	Women at war	Jean Negulesco	21 min
1942	A Ship is born	Jean Negulesco	22 min	Color
1942	Spy Ship.	B. Reeves Eason	62 min.	Color
1940	Earl Of Puddlestone.	Gus Meins	7 reels	Color
1940	Girl From God's Country.	Sidney Salkow	8 reels	Color
1940	Grand Ole Opry.	Frank McDonald	7 reels	Color
1940	Grandpa Goes To Town.	Gus Meins	7 reels	Color
1940	King Of The Lumberjacks.	William Clemens	6 reels	B&W
1940	Oklahoma Renegades.	Nate Watt	6 reels	B&W
1940	Scatterbrain.	Gus Meins	8 reels	B&W
1940	Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot.	Lew Landers	8 reels	Color & B&W
1940	THE COURAGEOUS DR. CHRISTIAN.	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.	67 min.	B&W
1940	The Crooked Road.	Phil Rosen	8 reels	Color
1940	Village Barn Dance.	Frank McDonald	8 reels	Color
1940	Wolf Of New York.	William C. McGann	7 reels	Color
1939	Calling All Marines.	John H. Auer	7 reels	B&W
1939	Cowboys From Texas.	George Sherman	6 reels	Color & B&W
1939	DAREDEVILS OF THE RED CIRCLE.	Republic Pictures Corp	2 reels	B&W
1939	Days Of Jesse James.	Joseph Kane	7 reels	B&W
1939	FORGED PASSPORT.	Republic Pictures Corp	7 reels	B&W
1939	NEW FRONTIER.	Republic Pictures Corp	6 reels	B&W
1939	THE KANSAS TERRORS.	Republic Pictures Corp	6 reels	B&W
1939	THE NIGHT RIDERS.	Republic Pictures Corp	6 reels	B&W
1939	THREE TEXAS STEERS.	Republic Pictures Corp	6 reels	B&W
1939	WYOMING OUTLAW.	Republic Pictures Corp	6 reels	B&W
1938	BILLY THE KID RETURNS.	Republic Pictures Corp	6 reels	B&W
1938	DICK TRACY RETURNS.	No company name found.	2 reels	B&W
1938	HAWK OF THE WILDERNESS.	Republic Pictures Corp	2 reels	B&W
1938	SANTA FE STAMPEDE.	Republic Pictures Corp	55 min	B&W