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- Music Department
- Composer
- Writer
A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Howard Ashman moved to New York City in 1974 and began writing plays while working as an editor in a publishing house. His work attracted attention and he became WPA Theatre's artist director in 1977. In 1982, Ashman collaborated with composer Alan Menken on the musical "Little Shop of Horrors", one of off-Broadway's highest-grossing musicals. The team of Ashman and Menken shifted their focus to movies, creating some of the songs for The Little Mermaid (1989). One of them, "Under the Sea", won an Oscar in 1989 for best song. Ashman then wrote the lyrics for the songs in the Disney animated musical hit Beauty and the Beast (1991), and he and Menken won another Oscar for the title song. However, two days after he won an Oscar for "Under the Sea" Ashman confided in Menken that he had AIDS. Despite the terminal illness that was making him weaker every day, Ashman never stopped composing songs. He even turned out more songs for a third Disney animated musical, Aladdin (1992), before his death from AIDS on March 14, 1991, at the age of 40.- Bob Maroff was born on January 22, 1934 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Taxi Driver (1976), Annie Hall (1977), Stardust Memories (1980) and Racing With the Moon (1984). Maroff played Mr. Nett, the sadistic prison guard, in the original Broadway cast of Short Eyes, and reprised the role in the critically acclaimed 1977 film version of Short Eyes. He died on March 14, 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Brad Crandall was born on 6 August 1927 in Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Spider-Man (1981), The Bermuda Triangle (1979) and In Search of Historic Jesus (1979). He died on 14 March 1991 in Burbank, California, USA.
- Christian Stövesand was born on 16 June 1944. He was an actor, known for Leben und Tod König Richard III. (1976), Das unsichtbare Visier (1973) and Egmont (1989). He died on 14 March 1991 in Berlin, Germany.
- Margery Sharp was born on 25 January 1905 in Wiltshire, England, UK. She was a writer, known for The Rescuers (1977), The Rescuers Down Under (1990) and The Forbidden Street (1949). She was married to Geoffrey Lloyd Castle. She died on 14 March 1991 in Suffolk, England, UK.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Doc Pomus was born on 27 June 1925 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer, known for Army of the Dead (2021), Lost Highway (1997) and The Wedding Date (2005). He was married to Willi Burke. He died on 14 March 1991 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Maurice Zolotow was born on 23 November 1913 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Let's Dance (1950), Swing Into Spring! (1959) and Footlights and Kleiglights (1951). He was married to Charlotte Zolotow. He died on 14 March 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Ella Peaters was born on 13 February 1907 in Oslo, Norway. She was an actress, known for Cheer Up! (1933), Cirkusrevyen 1936 (1936) and I kongens klær (1933). She died on 14 March 1991 in Oslo, Norway.