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Divine
(Oct 19, 1945 - Mar 7, 1988)
Divine (Oct 19, 1945 - Mar 7, 1988)
(Artist) Born, Harris Glenn Milstead. Died of heart failure, overweight related.
Photos below submitted by Ronnie Bruno.
Description: #1 Divine bald. #2 Divine from album shot/ #3 Divine with the Cockettes.
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FYI, the exact dates of Divine's life were Oct 19, 1945-Mar 7, 1988, in case you wish to amend the listing.
Francois
Thanks Francois. Will add your info.
Divine was in the John Waters film, Hairspray. I loved Hairspray. Ricki Lake was good in that but Divine was great.
I remember a performance by divine in a dicotheque in Utrecht(holland). this was when shoot your shot was about to shoot the charts. A heavily overweighted dragg-queen, who after his performance came from backstage wearing a pantyhose over his hair. amazing performance but with a total bummer at the end.
All hail the Queen.
When we found out we could book her/him we did!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N8hAlkEusU
Great person. Wish we still had him.
You should credit the photographer when you post these photos. The Photo of Divine with the Cockettes was taken by Clay Geerdes.
I have a dumb question so humor me, but is this the same Divine that did the song 'Native Love' in the 80s?
Wonderful performer and is missed very much.
DIVINE!!! What a character? He was Flaming, flamboyant and fuckin scary looking!!From eating dog poop in a John Walter's movie to eating everything that fit in his mouth. Outrageous and insane, I saw him in Miami's FIRE & ICE in the early eighties. He put on a show that words can't describe. Think of anything outrageous, he did that and more. What a foul mouth as well! On stage he sounded like a drunken trucker trying to pick up a cheap hooker at a truck stop. All that aside, he was a poster child for transvesties, a great representation of the word FREEDOM. He was a STAR for the far-out personalities of America, and he made a few DISCO recordings that were classic if not CLASSICS. May he rest in peace, the world will miss this EXPERIENCE!!
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