. "Ashman, Howard"@en . "1950Z"^^ . "Howard Ashman"@en . "1991Z"^^ . . "Howard Elliott Ashman"@en . "1991-03-14Z"^^ . "1950-05-17Z"^^ . "Howard Elliott Ashman (May 17, 1950 \u2013 March 14, 1991) was an American playwright and lyricist. He collaborated with Alan Menken on several films, notably animated features for Disney, Ashman writing the lyrics and Menken composing the music."@en . . "American playwright and lyricist" . "1979Z"^^ . . . "1991Z"^^ .