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Howard Ashman

Known for writing · Born 17 May 1950 · Died 14 March 1991 · aged 40 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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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.

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Known for

Little Shop of Horrors

1986

Beauty and the Beast

1991

The Little Mermaid

1989

Howard

2018

Beauty and the Beast

2017

Aladdin

1992

Aladdin

2019

The Little Mermaid

2023

Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'

Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'

2006

Oliver & Company

1988

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009

Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue

1990

Acting (4)

2018HowardSelf / Various Character Scratch Singing (archive footage)Film
2010Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the BeastSelf (archive footage)Film
2009Waking Sleeping BeautySelf - Sebastian (voice) / Ariel (voice) (archive footage)Film
2006Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'Self (archive footage)Film

Crew (1)

2009Waking Sleeping BeautyIn Memory OfFilm

Production (2)

1991Beauty and the BeastExecutive Producer, Songs, In Memory OfFilm
1989The Little MermaidProducer, Songs, Additional DialogueFilm

Sound (1)

1988Oliver & CompanySongsFilm

Writing (8)

2023The Little MermaidLyricistFilm
2022Beauty and the Beast: A 30th CelebrationLyricistFilm
2019AladdinLyricistFilm
2017Beauty and the BeastLyricistFilm
2015Aria for a CowLyricistFilm
1992AladdinLyricist, SongsFilm
1990Cartoon All-Stars to the RescueLyricistFilm
1986Little Shop of HorrorsMusical, Lyricist, ScreenplayFilm