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Howard Ashman

American playwright and lyricist

1950 – 1991aged 40

Howard Ashman wrote the lyrics behind the Disney Renaissance, pairing with composer Alan Menken on The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin after first making his name writing Little Shop of Horrors for the stage; he died of AIDS-related complications in 1991, shortly before Beauty and the Beast's release.

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