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Writer
Howard Ashman
- Born May 17, 1950 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Died March 14, 1991
Howard Elliott Ashman (May 17, 1950 – March 14, 1991) was an American playwright, lyricist, and stage director. He is most widely known for his work on feature films for Walt Disney Animation Studios, for which Ashman wrote the lyrics and Alan Menken composed the music. Ashman has been credited as being a main driving force behind the Disney Renaissance. His work included songs for Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin. He died of AIDS complications in 1991.
Known for
Beauty and the Beast2017
Aladdin1992
Beauty and the Beast1991
Aladdin2019
The Little Mermaid1989
The Little Mermaid2023
Oliver & Company1988
Little Shop of Horrors1986
Filmography
- 2023The Little MermaidFilmLyricist
- 2022Beauty and the Beast: A 30th CelebrationFilmLyricist
- 2019AladdinFilmLyricist
- 2018HowardFilmSelf / Various Character Scratch Singing (archive footage)
- 2017Beauty and the BeastFilmLyricist
- 2015Aria for a CowFilmLyricist
- 2010Waking Sleeping BeautyFilmSelf - Sebastian (voice) / Ariel (voice) (archive footage), In Memory Of
- 2010Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the BeastFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2006Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1992AladdinFilmLyricist, Songs
- 1991Beauty and the BeastFilmExecutive Producer, Songs, In Memory Of
- 1990Cartoon All-Stars to the RescueFilmLyricist
- 1989The Little MermaidFilmProducer, Songs, Additional Dialogue
- 1988Oliver & CompanyFilmSongs
- 1986Little Shop of HorrorsFilmMusical, Lyricist, Screenplay