![]() ![]() Expy: Ursula from the Disney's The Little Mermaid (1989) was modeled on him.with Children, but died before he could perform. He was looking forward to a gay male role, Uncle Otto, in Married. He only performed as Divine in Lust in the Dust because he wanted to co-star with Tab Hunter, and only did Hairspray because he had a dual role, one as a man (Arvin Hodgepile) and one as Divine (Edna Turnblad) - and Milstead joked that he was not in drag for that role because no drag queen would ever be that frumpy. By the mid-'80s, Milstead was getting tired of drag roles.Milstead regretted the entire "eating dog shit" scene from Flamingos.Concert Film: Live at the Hacienda and Shoot Your Shot.drag performer to be restrained - though she was pretty low key as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray. Chewing the Scenery/ Large Ham: What, you expected a 300 lbs.The talk of associating with criminals didn't bother them, what did bother them was the line, "I eat raw sugar!" Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: Once while performing for the San Francisco drag troupe The Cockettes, he went into a prototype of the Blasphemous Boasts Dawn Davenport recited in her nightclub act in Female Trouble.Alliterative Title: His first album was titled Jungle Jezebel.Alliterative Name: As Dawn Davenport in Female Trouble and Francine Fishpaw in Polyester.That, of course, was Divine's own real name. Actor Allusion: In Pink Flamingos, Cookie reads in a tabloid about "Harris Glenn Milstead" being released from jail, and Divine says she hasn't heard that name in years.As Party Guest and Man With Scarf in Roman Candles.As Edna Turnblad and Arvin Hodgepile in Hairspray.As Dawn Davenport and her rapist, Earl Peterson, in Female Trouble. ![]() Lust in the Dust (1985), directed by Paul Bartel.The Alternative Miss World (1980, filmed in 1978, also featuring Nell Campbell from The Rocky Horror Picture Show).He became The Muse of director John Waters in his 1960s and 1970s underground films. Harris Glenn Milstead (OctoMarch 7, 1988) was an American actor, singer and Drag Queen from Baltimore. forever."Kill everyone now! Condone first-degree murder! Advocate cannibalism! Eat shit! Filth is my politics, filth is my life!" There’s no figure quite as iconic as her, and her makeup and hair will be committed to our memories…. Simply put, Divine set the standard for eras of drag to come. If you’ve ever seen the original Hairspray (1988), you’ve seen Divine in action too: she played Edna Turnblad, mother of Ricki Lake’s character Tracy Turnblad. Divine’s character lives in a trailer and explicit activities ensue.īeyond working with Waters, Divine would go on to perform at the likes of Andy Warhol’s Factory and Studio 54. Part of what Waters dubbed the “Trash Trilogy,” ( Female Trouble (1974), Desperate Living (1977), the film stars Divine as a criminal named Babs Johnson, who is proud to be “the filthiest person alive”. It’s possible the most famous film from Divine’s career would be Pink Flamingos. With a backdrop of wildly trashy content, Divine’s aesthetic became a must-have in the surreal realm of John Waters. She opted for intrinsically feminine clothing and gave it her own twist. To kick up the wild aesthetic even more, Divine often wore skin tight, body-con dresses and mini skirts. With over-the-top eye makeup that was applied nearly up to the brow by makeup artist Van Smith, Divine’s large frame made her a standout. Together, the two would decide to shave her hairline back, nearly to the middle of her head. Waters also had a hand in creating Divine’s rather unusual look in his films. And he who also called her, “the most beautiful woman in the world, almost.” Her look has been never been replicated, and she’s an unconventional style icon for the ages. ![]() In fact, it was Waters who gave Divine her now-iconic moniker. The duo were destined to be longterm collaborators. The Baltimore-born queen was born with the birth name of Harris Glenn Milstead in 1945, and met John Waters (also a Baltimore native) as a teenager. Divine: drag queen extraordinaire, John Waters Muse, ultimate queen: call her what you will. ![]()
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