No, the lyricist of The Lion King and Kathy Acker are both from America.
Sir Timothy Miles Bindon "Tim" Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English author and Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award, and Grammy Award-winning lyricist. 
Kathy Acker (ne Lehmann; April 18, 1944  November 30, 1997) was an American experimental novelist, punk poet, playwright, essayist, postmodernist and sex-positive feminist writer. 
 Its original songs were written by composer Elton John and lyricist Tim Rice, and original scores were written by Hans Zimmer. 
