Howard Ashman
Actor and Musician
BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Gurkha goddess Joanna becomes a red-hot mommaI was particularly fascinated by scenes involving the late lyricist and librettist Howard Ashman (The Little Mermaid, Beauty And The Beast, Aladdin) and how closely involved he was in the behind-the-scenes creative process of so many movies. In this article: Joanna Lumley, Penelope Cruz, Nine, Oscar, Martin McDonagh, New York, Mistresses, Daniel Day Lewis, Orson Welles, and Christopher Walken |
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Chicago Tribune | July 13, 2009
Other than magic carpet, 'Aladdin' doesn't really soar
...a hyperventilating Gilbert Gottfried and Robin Williams competing for vocal screen time. And don't forget those Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice musical numbers, including "A Whole New World," one of the best ballads of the Disney...
In this article: Aladdin, Disney, Aladdin, Genie, Disney Princesses, and Princess Jasmine
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Library of Congress - News | May 08, 2009
Library Receives Howard Ashman Papers
...in Conjunction with the Library, Releases Ashman CD The Music Division of the Library of Congress has acquired the papers of noted stage and film lyricist Howard Ashman. Ashman is best remembered as the lyricist (collaborating with...
In this article: Papers, Library of Congress, Disney, Ira Gershwin, Alan Menken, Frederick Loewe, Oscars, and AIDS
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Playbill.com | 2 days ago
Today In Theatre History: NOVEMBER 24
...just 48 performances. Happy ending: Ashman likes leading lady Jodi Benson so much, he helps her get the role of Ariel the Mermaid in the Disney animated film blockbuster The Little Mermaid, for which he supplies lyrics. 1994 With a stroke of...
In this article: Frances Hodgson Burnett, Frank Loesser, Ruth Chatterton, Martin Charnin, Noel Coward, Audrey Hepburn, and Jodi Benson
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Wikipedia | September 13, 2009
Part of Your World
Part of Your World "Part of Your World" also known as "Part of That World" is a song written and composed by the songwriting duo of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. It was originally featured in the 1989 Disney film ''The Little Mermaid '',...
In this article: Part of Your World, Ariel, Disney, Faith Hill, Little Mermaid, Country Sings Disney, Kingdom Hearts II, Square Enix, Sierra Boggess, and Captain Bogg and Salty
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The Little Mermaid (soundtrack)
...Disney's 1989 animated feature ''The Little Mermaid ''. It contains the songs from the film written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, as well as the film's score composed by Alan Menken. The album received the Academy Award for Best Original...
In this article: The Little Mermaid, Ariel, Alan Menken, Ursula, Academy Award, Poor Unfortunate Souls, Part of Your World, Sebastian, and Disney
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Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)
...and directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise. The music of the film was composed by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, both of whom had written the music and songs for Disney's The Little Mermaid ''. It was a significant success at the...
In this article: Belle, Beauty and the Beast, Beast, Gaston, Walt Disney, Alan Menken, Walt Disney, and Beauty and the Beast
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Howard Ashman (May 17, 1950 - March 14, 1991) was an American playwright and movie music lyricist. Ashman first studied at Boston University and Goddard College (with a stop at Tufts University's Summer Theater) and then went on to achieve his master's degree from Indiana University in 1974. He collaborated with Alan Menken on several films, notably animated features for Disney, Ashman writing the lyrics and Menken composing the scores.
Ashman was born Howard Elliott Ashman into a Jewish family in Baltimore, Maryland and was the artistic director of the WPA Theater in New York. His play, The Confirmation, was produced in 1979 at Princeton's McCarter Theater and starred Herschel Bernardi. He first worked with Alan Menken on a 1979 musical adapted from Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. They also collaborated on Little Shop of Horrors with Ashman as director, lyricist, and librettist.
Ashman was director, lyricist and bookwriter for the 1986 Broadway musical, Smile (music by Marvin Hamlisch). Also in 1986, Ashman wrote the screenplay for the Frank Oz directed film adaptation of his musical, Little Shop of Horrors (film), as well as contributing the lyrics for two new songs, "Some Fun Now" and "Mean Green Mother From Outer Space," the latter of which received an Academy Award nomination. Along with Menken, Ashman was the co-recipient of two Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes and two Oscars. His second Academy Award in 1992 was awarded posthumously for Best Song and was accepted by his partner, Bill Lauch.
An album of Ashman singing his own work entitled Howard Sings Ashman was released on November 11, 2008 by PS Classics as part of the Library of Congress' "Songwriter Series."
- Name At Birth:
- Howard Elliot Ashman
- Birth Date:
- May 17, 1950
- Birthplace:
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Death Date:
- March 14, 1991
- Place of Death:
- United States
- Occupation:
- Lyricist, Librettist, Musician
- Years Active:
- 1979-1991
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