Baltimore's own Divine to be featured at SXSW Festival Baltimore Sun


QDoc Festival 2013 'I Am Divine' documentary explores life, legend of

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 school in Baltimore, and the two combined to star.


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The film stars the countercultural drag queen Divine as a criminal living under the name of Babs Johnson, who is proud to be "the filthiest person alive".


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Divine was frequently referred to as a 300-pound drag queen. But Divine said he thought of himself as a character actor. Until his death in 1988, he was in every one of John Waters' movies.


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Drag Queen Legend Divine's 5 Best Performances, Ranked Voices By Philip Sledge published 12 July 2020 There has never been, nor will there ever be a drag queen as flashy, trashy, and.


Remembering legendary drag queen, Divine

Divine - Walk Like A Man (1985) HQ - YouTube Check out DARKROOM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW_ywujQKD0Divine (October 19, 1945 -- March 7, 1988), also known as Harris Glenn Milstead,.


Drag Queen of the Century and Inspiration for Ursula Divine in Photos

May 25, 2023 5:23 PM EDT T he face of Ursula—the villainous sea witch of The Little Mermaid infamy—might feel uniquely familiar to a child of the '70s—or the '80s, for that matter.


11 Throwback Photos Of Divine That Will Make You Mourn The Legendary

May 25, 2018 Leee Black Childers "I only ask you for what is rightfully mine, what the good lord has bestowed on me: being divine!" — Divine in John Waters's Mondo Trasho, 1969 Born Harris Glenn Milstead in 1945, Divine was called the "Drag Queen of the Century" by People Magazine upon his death in 1988.


Drag Queen of the Century and Inspiration for Ursula Divine in Photos

With that simple declaration, Divine — the monstrous drag queen in whom American director John Waters found his muse — pledges her allegiance to a peculiar thing: filth. It's the leitmotif of his cult classic Pink Flamingos, a self-baptised 'exercise in bad taste' that unfolds as an orgy of depravity in which every taboo, from.


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Harris Glenn Milstead, better known by his stage name Divine (October 19, 1945 - March 7, 1988), was an American actor, singer, and drag queen. Closely assoc.


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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.


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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.


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Watch on YouTube. Watch on. Harris Glenn Milstead; perhaps better known by his drag/stage name; Divine, was an American drag queen, singer and actor. Becoming a cult LGBT+ icon in the past 20 years, Divine; and her roles in iconic John Waters films; has become widely renowned for her gorgeously grotesque, over-the-top and rule-breaking.


Baltimore's own Divine to be featured at SXSW Festival Baltimore Sun

We present the story of Harris Glenn Milstead (Divine), who in his characterization as a drag queen was the inspiration for the creation of Ursula from 'The Little Mermaid.'


Interview with Drag Queen Divine

Harris Glenn Milstead, better known by his stage name Divine (October 19, 1945 - March 7, 1988), was an American actor, singer, and drag queen. Closely assoc.


A Tribute to Divine, Hollywood’s Most Infamous Drag Queen

I Am Divine comes out tomorrow - a documentary about the drag queen otherwise known as Glenn Milstead. Best known for starring in John Waters films in the 70s and 80s - wearing many a.


11 Throwback Photos Of Divine That Will Make You Mourn The Legendary

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.

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