caption death_date article_title birth_date background origin name occupation
aj carothers april 9 , 2007 -lrb- aged 75 -rrb- aj carothers
 october 22 , 1931 non_performing_personnel houston , texas , u.s.a. aj carothers screenwriter , playwright
aj carothers

aj carothers -lrb- sometimes given as `` a.j. carothers '' -rrb- -lrb- october 22 , 1931 -- april 9 , 2007 -rrb- was an american playwright and television writer , best known for his work with walt disney , who was a close friend .
disney 's daughter later spoke at mr. carothers ' funeral .
carothers describes reaction to disney 's death at the studio in a video included at the walt disney family museum -lrb- san francisco -rrb- .
