Happy Birthday, Harris Glenn “Divine” Milstead!

Divine (October 19, 1945 – March 7, 1988), born 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.”

Continue reading at Wikipedia.org.


R. Couri Hay talks with Divine, John Waters, Mink Stole and David Lochary at Anton Perich Studio, former Factory in 1975.


“Polyester” Highlights


Mobtown Shank’s RadioBaltimore: Divine Was Born To Be Cheap

This entry was posted in Baltimore Films, Divine, Dreamlanders, Punk / New Wave and tagged , . Bookmark the permalink.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.