Howard Ashman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Howard Ashman

American playwright and lyricist

Date of Birth: 17-May-1950

Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Date of Death: 14-Mar-1991

Profession: screenwriter, composer, songwriter, lyricist, film score composer, film producer, theater director

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Howard Elliott Ashman (May 17, 1950 – March 14, 1991) was an American playwright and lyricist.
He collaborated with Alan Menken on several works and is most widely known for several animated feature films for Disney, for which Ashman wrote the lyrics and Menken composed the music.
Ashman and Menken began their collaboration with the musical God Bless You, Mr.
Rosewater (1979), for which Ashman directed and wrote both book and lyrics.
Their next musical, Little Shop of Horrors (1982) for which Ashman again directed and wrote both book and lyrics, became a long-running success and led to a 1986 feature film.
The partnership's first Disney film was The Little Mermaid (1989), followed by Beauty and the Beast (1991).
After his death, some of Ashman's songs were included in another Disney film, Aladdin (1992).