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==Country==
 
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==Notable Achievements==
 
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Lambda Literary Award
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Cult film director, producer, writer, most notably 'Divine' and 'Hairspray'.  Films explore the camp and outrageous.
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Cult film director, producer, writer, most notably for the films and theatre production of 'Divine' and 'Hairspray'.  Films explore the camp and outrageous. Activist and supporter of gay rights.  Recipient, Lambda Literary Society Trustee Award for Excellence in Literature (2015).  Author of his memoir 'Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder' (2019).
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.dreamlandnews.com/
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* http://editorial.out.com/out-exclusives/out100-2013/2013/11/13/out100-john-waters
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* http://www.biography.com/people/john-waters-210964
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* http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/nov/03/interview-john-waters-pink-flamingos-liverpool
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Latest revision as of 20:00, 13 May 2019

John Waters

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1946 -

Occupation

Entertainment

Notable Achievements

Lambda Literary Award

Description

Cult film director, producer, writer, most notably for the films and theatre production of 'Divine' and 'Hairspray'. Films explore the camp and outrageous. Activist and supporter of gay rights. Recipient, Lambda Literary Society Trustee Award for Excellence in Literature (2015). Author of his memoir 'Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder' (2019).

Further Reading/Research


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