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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 his music career.
Divine holds a kangaroo court and convicts the bound-and-gagged Marbles of "first-degree stupidity" and "assholism". Cotton and Crackers recommend a sentence of execution, so the Marbles are tied to a tree, coated in tar and feathers, and shot in the head by Divine. Divine, Crackers, and Cotton enthusiastically decide to move to Boise, Idaho.
This is a list of drag queens, sometimes known as female impersonators, drag performers, or drag artists. Rock M. Sakura Trixie Mattel Francis Leon Miss Shangay Lily John Epperson RuPaul Pabllo Vittar Zsa Zsa Shakespeer (1976)
In the early '90s, McCarthy performed as a drag queen named Miss Y around various venues and events in New York. McCarthy confirms she also channeled Divine for her new in-the-flesh iteration of ...
Named the “Drag Queen of the Century” by People Magazine in 1988, Divine is known for starring in John Waters’ movies “Pink Flamingos” and “Hairspray.”
Ursula's mannerisms and much of her look — the eyeshadow, the swivel, the humor — was inspired by Divine, a Baltimore drag queen who frequently teamed up with filmmaker John Waters, playing ...
In Hairspray's first iteration, the 1988 comedy film written and directed by John Waters, Edna was played by drag queen, actor, and singer, Divine.Originally, Waters had plans for Divine to play both Edna and Tracy, though eventually the idea was scrapped. [3]
The original Ursula was based on the drag queen Divine, who dominated counterculture as a fixture of John Waters’s filmography. The new version puts its own spin on drag influences.