Divine

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    Harris Glenn Milstead

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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 number of his later films. He was often associated with independent filmmaker John Waters and starred in ten of Waters's films, usually in a leading role. Concurrent with his acting career, he also had a successful career as a disco singer during the 1980s, at one point being described as "the most successful and in-demand disco performer in the world." Born in Baltimore, Maryland, into a conservative, wealthy middle class family, he became involved with John Waters and his acting troupe, the Dreamlanders, in the mid-1960s and starred in a number of Waters's early films such as Mondo Trasho, Multiple Maniacs, Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble. These films have since become cult classics. In the 1970s, Milstead made the transition to theater and appeared in a number of productions, including Women Behind Bars and The Neon Woman, while continuing to star in such films as Polyester, Lust in the Dust and Hairspray. The New York Times said of Milstead's '80s films: "Those who could get past the unremitting weirdness of Divine's performance discovered that the actor/actress had genuine talent, including a natural sense of comic timing and an uncanny gift for slapstick." He was also described as "one of the few truly radical and essential artists of the century… was an audacious symbol of man's quest for liberty and freedom." Since his death, Divine has remained a cult figure, particularly with those in the LGBT community.

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1945-10-19
  • event Death Date 1988-03-07
  • school Known for: Acting
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  • info Birth Place Towson, Maryland, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Divine

6.2

Pink Flamingos

1972-03-17

5.3

Out of the Dark

1988-06-02

5.6

Trouble in Mind

1985-12-11

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Female Trouble

1974-10-11

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Polyester

1981-05-29

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Divine: Shoot Your Shot & Live at the Hacienda

2000-01-01

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The Neon Woman

1990-01-01

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Lust in the Dust

1985-03-01

7.4

Tab Hunter Confidential

2015-03-15

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Divine Trash

2000-03-31

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DIVINE R.I.P.

2007-08-09

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My Life with the Waters

7.4

I Am Divine

2013-03-09

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The Alternative Miss World

1980-09-18

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Discolocos

2016-12-31

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Queen: The Magic Years vol. 3

1987-11-30

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Queen: The Magic Years vol. 1

1987-11-30

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Queen: Magic Years - A Visual Anthology

1987-11-30

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The British Guide to Showing Off

2011-11-11

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Howard

2018-04-22

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The Cockettes

2002-01-16

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Disclosure

2020-06-19

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Night Flight: Born Again

2016-04-10

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Uncle Bob

2010-06-26

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Tally Brown, New York

1979-05-04

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Underground and Emigrants

1976-10-25

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Divine: Shoot Your Shot

1995-01-01

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Divine: Live at the Hacienda

1994-01-01

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Rhythm Divine - History of Disco Music

1992-09-20

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In Bad Taste

1999-09-03

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Hairspray

1988-02-26

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Multiple Maniacs

1970-04-10

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Eat Your Makeup

1968-02-23

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Mondo Trasho

1969-03-14

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Roman Candles

1967-05-10

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The Diane Linkletter Story

1970-04-10

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Divine Waters

1985-01-01

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Soul Ache

1998-08-14

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BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends

2018-12-11

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Studio 54

2018-06-15

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Tales from the Darkside

1984-09-30

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Cachitos de hierro y cromo

2013-10-27

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Girls and Boys - Sex and British Pop

2005-10-23

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Sex 'n' Pop

2004-07-15

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The Incredibly Strange Film Show

1988-08-05

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