Harris Glenn Milstead's drag character Divine is most famous by their roles in John Waters films such as "Pink Flamingos," "Female Trouble," "Polyester" and Hairspray. In 1982, American composer Bobby Orlando wrote a number of Hi-NRG singles for Divine, including "Native Love (Step By Step)," "Shoot Your Shot" and "Love Reaction." In early 1970's Divine appeared in several avant-garde performances alongside San Francisco drag collective, The Cockettes, and later performed in Tom Eyen's off-Broadway plays "Women Behind Bars" and "The Neon Woman." Later in the 1980's Divine achieved global chart success with the Barry Evangeli and Stock Aitken & Waterman produced singles "You Think You're a Man," and "I'm So Beautiful." Divine was described by People magazine as the "Drag Queen of the Century." Harris Glenn Milstead died aged 42 from cardiomegaly three weeks after the premiere of "Hairspray." After not showing up to shoot on the set of "Married With Children," he was found dead in his hotel room. The tale, in few words, is that Divine once made a guest appearance at a Ft. Lauderdale nightclub, and was mordified to discover that the crowd had expected a performance, but there she was, empty-handed. She left, flustered and embarassed, and with a little help (a hell of a lot) of help from her friends, the single "Born to be Cheap" was released shortly thereafter. This is, of course, just one more case of qualified musicians and producers using a celebrity's notoriety to sell albums.
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