Howard Ashman

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film producer human lyricist playwright theatre producer

Howard Ashman was an American lyricist, playwright, and producer best known for his acclaimed work on Disney animated musicals such as "The Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast," and "Aladdin."

Aliases (1)

Howard Elliott Ashman ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film producer → human → lyricist → playwright → theatre producer →
causeOfDeath	AIDS-related complications →
coCreated	Little Shop of Horrors (musical) →
coFounded	Off-Off-Broadway company WPA Theatre →
collaboratedWith	Alan Menken →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1950-05-17 →
dateOfDeath	1991-03-14 →
educatedAt	Boston University NERFINISHED → Goddard College → Indiana University Bloomington →
employer	Walt Disney Animation Studios →
ethnicGroup	Jewish Americans →
familyName	Ashman →
fullName	Howard Elliott Ashman →
genre	film musical → musical theatre →
givenName	Howard →
hasInfluenced	contemporary Disney musical storytelling →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memorializedBy	documentary film "Howard" →
notableAchievement	Helped lead the Disney Renaissance in animated musicals →
notableAward	Academy Award for Best Original Song → Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song →
notableWork	Aladdin → Beauty and the Beast → Little Shop of Horrors → The Little Mermaid →
occupation	lyricist → playwright → producer →
placeOfBirth	Baltimore, Maryland, United States →
placeOfDeath	New York City, New York, United States →
residence	New York City, New York, United States →
sexualOrientation	gay →
wroteLyricsFor	Be Our Guest → Beauty and the Beast (song) → Belle (song) → Friend Like Me → Kiss the Girl → Part of Your World → Prince Ali → Under the Sea →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Beauty and the Beast (song) → The Little Mermaid (1989 film) →	lyricist
Aladdin (1992 film) → Beauty and the Beast (song) →	lyricsBy
Alan Menken →	collaboratedWith
Howard Ashman ("Howard Elliott Ashman") →	fullName
Academy Award for Best Original Song →	notableMultipleWinners
The Little Mermaid (1989 film) →	producer