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About. 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.
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 the...
Mar 8, 1988 · Divine, whose real name was Harris Glenn Milstead, became a cult figure as Mr. Waters's longtime leading performer. He generally portrayed garishly dressed women. Mr. Milstead was born in a...
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. Milstead met maverick film director & good friend, John Waters, at high ...
Harris Glenn Milstead, 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 his music career.
Sep 1, 2017 · This is FRESH AIR. Let's continue our 30th anniversary retrospective with Divine, the man who often starred in women's roles in John Waters' films. Divine was frequently referred to as a...
Biography. 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.
