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LGBTQ* People You Should Know

Howard Ashman (May 17, 1950 – March 14, 1991)

* Playwright and Lyricist

* Wrote notably for Broadway and Disney

* Worked with creative partner/composing partner Alan Menken

* Wrote lyrics for Frank Oz for the musical Little Shop of Horrors

* Wrote lyrics for Disney’s The Little Mermaid and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

* Wrote the lyrics for select songs for Disney’s Aladdin (Arabian Nights, Friend Like Me and Prince Ali)

* Passed from AIDS-related complications in 1991

* Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is dedicated to Ashman:

“To our friend Howard, who gave a mermaid her voice and a beast his soul, we will be forever grateful.”

(Ashman pictured below with puppet #3 from Little Shop of Horrors)

Thank you, Howard.