William Lava
William Lava (born March 18, 1911 in Saint Paul , Minnesota , † February 20, 1971 in Los Angeles ) was an American film composer and arranger .
Life
Lava attended Von Humboldt Grammar School and Lane Tech High School in Chicago and then Northwestern University . He studied conducting with Albert Coates in Los Angeles. He worked for Warner Bros. , Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies from 1962 to 1969 , replacing the late Milt Franklyn .
His work as a film composer encompasses more than 500 productions, mainly short films.
Filmography (selection)
- 1938: Storm Over Bengal
- 1941: The Tanks Are Coming
- 1942: Beyond the Line of Duty
- 1942: A Ship Is Born (short documentary film)
- 1943: Women at War
- 1944: I Won't Play!
- 1944: With the Marines at Tarawa
- 1945: To the Shores of Iwo Jima
- 1945: Dracula's House (House of Dracula)
- 1945: Story of a Dog
- 1945: Hitler Lives
- 1945: Star in the Night
- 1946: A Boy and His Dog
- 1946: Smart as a Fox (short film)
- 1947: Give Us the Earth!
- 1947: So You Want to Be in Pictures (short film)
- 1948: Legacy of the Executioner (Moonrise)
- 1948: Calgary Stampede
- 1950: The Grass Is Always Greener
- 1950: So You Think You're Not Guilty
- 1950: Grandad of Races
- 1950: 6.6. 6:30 - Breakthrough in Normandy (Breakthrough)
- 1950: My Country 'Tis of Thee
- 1951: The Seeing Eye (short documentary film)
- 1951: I was an FBI Mann MC (I Was a Communist for the FBI)
- 1953: Glen or Glenda
- 1953: Winter Paradise (short documentary)
- 1954: Beauty and the Bull
- 1954: Saskatchewan (Saskatchewan)
- 1955: 24 Hour Alert (short film)
- 1955: The small rebel (The Littlest Outlaw)
- 1955–1963: Cheyenne (TV series)
- 1956: Cow Dog (short film)
- 1957: The Wetback Hound (short film)
- 1960: The Horse with the Flying Tail
- 1961: Devils in the Far East (Marines, Let's Go)
- 1962: Now Hear This
- 1963: patrol boat PT 109 (PT 109)
- 1964: The Pink Phink (The Pink Phink)
- 1966: The Pink Blueprint
- 1969: The Last of the Red River (The Good Guys and the Bad Guys)
- 1971: Dracula's blood wedding with Frankenstein (Dracula vs. Frankenstein)
Web links
- William Lava in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lava, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bill |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film composer and arranger |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint Paul , Minnesota |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th February 1971 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |