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An indomitable icon of queer culture, Harris Glenn Milstead, better known by his stage name, Divine, was a trailblazing performer whose alter ego was rude, raunchy and outrageous: a joyously self-determined, deeply liberating figure. One of the most recognizable and celebrated counterculture artists, Divine performed mainly female roles in ...
Oct 12, 2015 · Fabulously attired, bold, and deliciously vile, the drag queen was the unquestioned star in some of Waters’ most celebrated and career defining films early on. Sadly, Divine died of a heart attack at the age of 42 and next week, on October 19, it would have been his 70th birthday. To commemorate him, Waters – as well as fellow Dreamlander ...
Divine (performer) Harris Glenn Milstead (October 19, 1945 – March 7, 1988), better known by his stage name Divine, was an American actor, singer, and drag queen. Closely associated with independent filmmaker John Waters, Divine was a character actor, usually performing female roles in cinematic and theatrical productions, and adopted a ...
Jun 30, 2022 · Pink Flamingos. , Divine, and 50 Years of Filth. When John Waters unleashed Pink Flamingos for public consumption in 1972, the response from critics was polarized (to say the absolute least ...
Sep 1, 2017 · Divine spoke to Terry Gross in 1988 about his most memorable film credits, including his role as the woman who wins the title of "Filthiest Person Alive" in the John Waters' film Pink Flamingos.
Mar 22, 2013 · Waters’ filmed Divine walking down the street in full drag and caught the shocked faces of the onlookers. A shaved-back hairline made room for his excessive eye make-up, a look dreamed up by Waters who wanted Divine to be a cross between Jayne Mansfield and Clarabell the Clown. The now infamous dog shit eating scene is still gag inducing, but ...
Divine (19 October 1945 – 7 March 1988), né Harris Glenn Milstead, was an American actor, singer and drag queen. Described by People magazine as the "Drag Queen of the Century", Divine often performed female roles in both cinema and theater and also appeared in women's clothing in musical performances. Even so, he considered himself to be a character actor and performed male roles in a ...
