Postcards from Divine

by Noah Brodie, Dan Marshall, Frances Milstead

Postcards From Divine is a collection of more than 50 postcards written by Divine and sent to his parents while traveling and touring between 1977 and 1987. The book features never-before-seen personal photographs as well as quotes and stories from friends and colleagues including John Waters, Mink Stole, Mary Vivian Pearce, Channing Wilroy, Susan Lowe, Jean Hill, Tab Hunter, Lainie Kazan, Alan J. Wendl, Ruth Brown, Deborah Harry, Jerry Stiller, Ricki Lake and more. It also contains a preface written by Divine's mother, Frances Milstead plus a comprehensive filmography and discography. Divine achieved cult notoriety as star of John Waters' films Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble and Polyester as well as Waters' mainstream hit Hairspray. He also had a successful recording career with several hit singles including "Native Love (Step By Step)", "Shoot Your Shot", "Shake It Up" and "You Think You're A Man". Divine toured with his outrageous cabaret show performing to sold out audiences around the world. Compiled by Noah Brodie, Dan Marshall, Frances Milstead and Michael O'Quinn. First printing limited to 1000 copies. Printed in the USA. List $39.95

100 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011