3. Divine, Performer (1945-1988)
also known as Harris Glenn Milstead, was an American actor, singer and drag
queen. A character actor who often performed female roles in both cinema and theater, Divine also adopted a female drag
persona in his musical performances, leading People magazine to describe him as the "Drag Queen of the Century".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.
