
Personal Info
Known For
Sound
Known Credits
224
Gender
Male
Birthday
1911-03-18
Day of Death
1971-02-20 (60 years old)
Place of Birth
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Also Known As
William B. Lava
Wm. Lava
Bill Lava
William Lava
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.