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Howard Ashman

1950 - 1991

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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 Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Howard Ashman is the 5,997th most popular writer (down from 5,608th in 2019), the 10,229th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,460th in 2019) and the 743rd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Howard Ashman ranks 5,997 out of 7,302. Before him are Benny Andersen, Christian Kracht, Fareed Zakaria, György Bessenyei, Edward Wilmot Blyden, and Nella Larsen. After him are Vladimir Bogomolov, Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Carsten Jensen, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Thomas Campbell, and Sarmad Kashani.

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Among people born in 1950, Howard Ashman ranks 557. Before him are Přemysl Bičovský, Goutam Ghose, Karl Rove, Joseph Ruben, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, and Themba Dlamini. After him are Momčilo Vukotić, Haim Ramon, Gennadi Manakov, François Dupeyron, Mauri Kunnas, and Fernando Pereira. Among people deceased in 1991, Howard Ashman ranks 240. Before him are Aline MacMahon, Ismat Chughtai, Eleanor Boardman, Antoine Blondin, József Pálinkás, and Carl Shy. After him are Tom Tryon, Joe Verdeur, Ambrus Nagy, André Dhôtel, Tennessee Ernie Ford, and Tom Bridger.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Howard Ashman ranks 10,231 out of 20,380. Before him are Alma Rubens (1897), Harry Lennix (1964), Rosa Salazar (1985), Nella Larsen (1891), Jon Avnet (1949), and Lynn Bari (1913). After him are Robert Marshak (1916), Kenny Anderson (1970), Steve Gaines (1949), Ray Gillen (1959), Clifford Truesdell (1919), and Marcia Fudge (1952).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Howard Ashman ranks 743. Before him are W. S. Merwin (1927), Kevin J. Anderson (1962), David Benioff (1970), John Perry Barlow (1947), Jenna Bush Hager (1981), and Nella Larsen (1891). After him are Harry Turtledove (1949), Walker Percy (1916), Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850), Carol Shields (1935), Marilyn Ferguson (1938), and Steven Saylor (1956).

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