BIZARRO VERTIGO: FOREVER DIVINE!

^{FOREVER DIVINE!}

DIVINE, YOU ARE A SUPERSTAR..YOU WILL FOREVER BE MISSED & NEVER FORGOTTEN.
REST IN PEACE.

DIVINE 25th ANNIVERSARY OF HER DEATH
(October 19, 1945 – March 7, 1988)

Divine (October 19, 1945 – March 7, 1988), also known as Harris Glenn Milstead, was an American actor, disco singer and drag queen. A character actor who often performed female roles in both cinema and theater, Divine adopted a female drag persona in his musical performances, leading People magazine to describe him as the "Drag Queen of the Century". Often associated with independent filmmaker John Waters, he starred in ten of Waters' films, usually in a lead role.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, to a conservative, middle-class family, he embraced the counterculture of the 1960s and became involved with John Waters and Waters' acting troupe, The Dreamlanders, starring in a number of Waters' early films such as Mondo Trasho (1969), Multiple Maniacs (1970), Pink Flamingos (1972) and Female Trouble (1974). Hits on the midnight movie and underground cinema circuit in the U.S., the films became cult classics, with Divine becoming particularly renowned for playing the role of Babs Johnson, "the filthiest person alive", in Pink Flamingos.

In the 1970s, Divine moved into theater, first appearing with The Cockettes before performing in Women Behind Bars and The Neon Woman. Continuing cinematic work, he starred in Polyester (1981), Lust in the Dust (1985) and Hairspray (1988). In 1981 Divine embarked on a disco career producing Hi-NRG tracks, most of which were written by Bobby Orlando, which were both produced by the then-up-and-coming UK production team of Stock Aitken Waterman and went on to achieve global chart success with hits like "You Think You're a Man", "I'm So Beautiful" and "Walk Like a Man" from the LP Maid In England.Divine was scheduled to film a guest appearance as Uncle Otto on the Fox Network's television series Married... with Children in the second season wrap-up episode.

After spending all day at the studios in rehearsals, Divine had returned to his hotel where he dined with friends at the hotel restaurant before returning to his room. He died that night in his sleep of an enlarged heart at the age of 42 Divine died in Los Angeles, California from cardiomegaly in 1988.

Since his death, Divine has remained a cult figure, particularly within the LGBT community, and has provided the inspiration for fictional characters, artworks and songs. Various books and documentary films devoted to his life have also been produced, including Divine Trash (1998) and I Am Divine (2013).