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Howard Ashman
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American playwright and lyricist (1950-1991)
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Howard Ashman was a figure in the arts whose professional activity spanned from 1977 until 1991. He was born on May 17, 1950, and died on March 14, 1991.
The provided information identifies him by name and outlines the duration of his work period. No specific occupations, notable works, awards, or affiliations are included in the available data.
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Film & TV
Baltimore, 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…
Known for
- Howard — Self / Various Character Scratch Singing (archive footage)2018
- Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast — Self (archive footage)2010
- Waking Sleeping Beauty — Self - Sebastian (voice) / Ariel (voice) (archive footage)2009
- Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' — Self (archive footage)2006
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Howard Ashman
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Baltimore
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- theatrical director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Official website
- www.howardashman.com
- Work location
- United States
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- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of birth
- 1950-05-17
- date of death
- 1991-03-14
- medical condition
- HIV/AIDS
- member of
- Peace Corps
- birth name
- Howard Elliott Ashman
- start of work period
- 1977-00-00
- name in native language
- Howard Ashman
- writing language
- English language
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Original Score
- related category
- Category:Songs with lyrics by Howard Ashman
- end of work period
- 1991-00-00
- sexual orientation
- gay
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