DIVINE: (1945-1988) DIVINE: (1945-1988) American character actor and drag queen,…

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DIVINE: (1945-1988)

DIVINE: (1945-1988) American character actor and drag queen, closely associated with the films of John Waters, including the cult classic Pink Flamingos (1972). Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Divine in a head and shoulders pose in costume as Rosie Velez from the American Western comedy film Lust in the Dust (1985). Signed by Divine in black ink to a light area of the image and dated 1987 in his hand. Scarce. About EX

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DIVINE: (1945-1988)

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