Person file · Writing
Howard Ashman
Born 1950-05-17Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
HowardSelf / Various Character Scratch Singing (archive footage)Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the BeastSelf (archive footage)Waking Sleeping BeautySelf - Sebastian (voice) / Ariel (voice) (archive footage)Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'Self (archive footage)