Shortly before midnight, he died in his sleep, at age 42, of a heart attack. [117] His body was discovered by Bernard Jay the following morning, who then sat with the body for the next six …

On March 7, 1988, Harris Glenn Milstead – better known as Divine, the larger-than-life drag queen – died in his sleep of a heart attack attributed to his obesity, at the Regency Plaza Hotel on …

Mar 8, 1988 · Divine, the 300-pound transvestite star of ''Pink Flamingos,'' ''Hairspray'' and other John Waters films, was found dead yesterday morning in his room at the Regency Plaza Hotel …

Mar 10, 1988 · Harris Glenn Milstead, the 300-pound female impersonator better known to movie audiences as the flamboyant "Divine," died of heart disease brought on by his obesity, a …

But on March 7, 1988, when Milstead was found dead at 42 of a heart attack in a Los Angeles hotel, fans of cult cinema lost one of their favorite stars: the trash-talking, filth-loving,...

Jan 23, 2023 · Divine passed away in 1988, a result of complications from an enlarged heart. He was just 42 years old, but he left behind quite a legacy.

Mar 8, 1988 · Divine, the 300-pound actor whose portrayals of outrageous women in camp-sleaze movies like “Pink Flamingos” made him a cult-film hero--and heroine--died Monday in his sleep …

On March 7, 1988, just three weeks after Hairspray was given a wide release in movie theatres, Divine died in of heart failure aged 42. Mistead was gay and Divine was his drag persona, he …

Divine Death. Divine passed away on March 7, 1988 at the age of 42 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Divine's cause of death was respiratory failure.

Divine, the 21-stone drag artist who has died in Los Angeles at the age of 42, won a cult following through his appearances in American underground films.Once voted ‘the filthiest person alive,’