Howard Ashman

Birthday: 1950-05-17

Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Biography: Howard Ashman (May 17, 1950 – March 14, 1991) was an American playwright and lyricist. He collaborated with Alan Menken on several films, notably animated features for Disney, Ashman writing the lyrics and Menken composing the music.

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Waking Sleeping Beauty

By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists ...

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Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast

An interactive, feature-length behind-the-scenes documentary teeming with worthwhile bonus content a...

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Howard

Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the ...

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

Find out how the spectacular music inspired the animation, and learn more about the development of t...

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