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Harris Glenn Milstead (October 19, 1945 – March 7, 1988), better known by the 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 female drag persona for ...
Divine. Actor: Pink Flamingos. Originally born Harris Glen Milstead just after the end of WWII, Baltimore's most outrageous resident eventually became the international icon of bad taste cinema, as the always shocking and highly entertaining transvestite performer, Divine.
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- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Hairspray (1988) And finally, there is John Waters and Divine's most-known collaboration the 1998 comedy Hairspray, in which the lovable drag queen trades in his days of murder and mayhem to take on the role of Edna Turnblad, the somewhat kind and overbearing mother of the film's main character Tracy Turnblad (played by Ricki Lake).
- Pink Flamingos (1972) Next, we have Pink Flamingos, which made for one of the most unsettling, disgusting, and memorable movie experiences of my life.
- Polyester (1981) The 1981 comedy Polyester might have had a larger budget than John Waters' earlier work, but that doesn't mean the obscene director held back on the shock and awe of this sick and twisted story of murder, deceit, and broken families.
- Female Trouble (1974) Next on the list is John Waters 1974 cult-classic Female Trouble which the filmmaker dedicated to Charles "Tex" Watson of the Manson Family.
Jan 23, 2023 · Harris Glenn Milstead, more commonly known as Divine, became the larger-than-life star in many of director John Waters' raunchy trash films. The female impersonator from Baltimore grew from...
Actor: Pink Flamingos. Originally born Harris Glen Milstead just after the end of WWII, Baltimore's most outrageous resident eventually became the international icon of bad taste cinema, as the always shocking and highly entertaining transvestite performer, Divine.
- October 19, 1945
- March 7, 1988
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.
Mar 7, 2023 · On March 7, 1988, Harris Glenn Milstead – better known as Divine, the larger-than-life drag queen – died in his sleep of a heart attack attributed to his obesity, at the Regency Plaza Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard in a Los Angeles, where he was staying as a guest. He was 42.
