Howard Ashman (Later outbreak off HIV/AIDS)

Howard Elliott Ashman (May 17, 1950) is an American playwright and lyricist. He collaborated with Alan Menken on several works and is most widely known for several animated feature films for Disney, for which Ashman wrote the lyrics and Menken composed the music. Ashman and Menken began their collaboration with the musical God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (1979), for which Ashman directed and wrote both book and lyrics. Their next musical, Little Shop of Horrors (1982) for which Ashman again directed and wrote both book and lyrics, became a long-running success and led to a 1986 feature film. The partnership's first Disney film was The Little Mermaid (1989), followed by Beauty and the Beast (1991). some of Ashman's songs were included in another Disney film, Aladdin (1992).

Personal life
Howard has for years and years always been involved with younger men, one of these mysterious cases eventually resulting in a question that haunts today: who has Howard been or has been relating to during these 27 years? well, Howard has always hidden his being gay and having love affairs with some of his partners. continues to write great hits for Disney and also for Pixar, becoming a stamped figure in Disney Studios.