David Crawford Lochary (August 21, 1944 – July 29, 1977) was an American actor, one of the regular "

Dreamlander Dreamlanders are the cast and crew of regulars whom John Waters has used in his films. The term comes from the name of Waters' production company, Dreamland Productions. Many of the original Dreamlanders were friends of Waters from his native Bal ...

" actors in early films of the controversial "trash" film director

John Waters John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, and artist. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including '' Multiple Maniacs'' (1970), '' Pink Flamingos'' (1972) and '' Fe ...

. He starred in such films as ''

Pink Flamingos ''Pink Flamingos'' is a 1972 American surrealist independent black comedy film by John Waters. It is part of what Waters has labelled the "Trash Trilogy", which also includes '' Female Trouble'' (1974) and '' Desperate Living'' (1977). The f ...

'', ''

Female Trouble ''Female Trouble'' is a 1974 American independent dark comedy film written, produced and directed by John Waters. It stars Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, and Edith Massey, and follows delinquent high school student Da ...

'', and ''

Multiple Maniacs ''Multiple Maniacs'' is a 1970 independent American black comedy film composed, shot, edited, written, produced, and directed by John Waters, as his second feature film and first "talkie". It features several actors who were part of the Dreamla ...

'', in which he typically played exotically dressed, sophisticated perverts. Lochary co-wrote ''

The Diane Linkletter Story ''The Diane Linkletter Story'' is a 1970 16mm short film by American filmmaker John Waters starring Divine, Mary Vivian Pearce, and David Lochary. Overview This improvised film is based on the 1969 suicide of TV personality Art Linkletter's dau ...

'' with

Divine Divinity (from Latin ) refers to the quality, presence, or nature of that which is divine—a term that, before the rise of monotheism, evoked a broad and dynamic field of sacred power. In the ancient world, divinity was not limited to a singl ...

, and worked as an uncredited hair and makeup artist on many of Waters' films. Lochary met Divine at beauty school and used to style his wigs and makeup for parties. Divine later commented that he had "never even heard the word 'drag' before David."

Personal life

Lochary was the son of Dean and Mary Eileen (née McMahan) Lochary; his mother Mary was featured in two of Waters' films: ''

'' and ''

''. Donald Lochary, David's elder brother, died in July 2019; he also played a small, uncredited role in ''Female Trouble''. Lochary was gay; in the '70s, he dated singer John Condon. According to Robert Maier, Lochary moved from Baltimore to New York in the '70s in order to become more famous. After failing to become commercially successful, he then started to struggle with addiction; by the time of his death, he was "far gone on substances". Lochary has developed a cult following throughout the years, including fan-clubs. In 1977, Lochary died while intoxicated on PCP.

Filmography

*'' Roman Candles'' (1966) as Reading Man *''

Eat Your Makeup ''Eat Your Makeup'' is a 1968 short film directed by John Waters, starring Marina Melin, Divine, Mary Vivian Pearce, David Lochary, Howard Gruber, and Maelcum Soul. It was John Waters' first film production to be shot on 16mm film; his prior fil ...

'' (1968) as Governess' boyfriend *''

Mondo Trasho ''Mondo Trasho'' is a 1969 American 16mm mondo black comedy film by John Waters. The film stars Divine, Mary Vivian Pearce, David Lochary and Mink Stole. It contains very little dialogue, the story being told mostly through musical cues. Plot ...

'' (1969) as Asylum Inmate/Dr. Coathanger/Voice of Snob #2 (also: makeup artist for Divine/production assistant, uncredited) *''

'' (1970) as Art Linkletter (also: writer) *''

'' (1970) as Mr. David (also: production assistant) *''

'' (1972) as Raymond Marble (also: hair stylist, uncredited) *''

'' (1974) as Donald Dasher (also:hair stylist) *''

Divine Trash ''Divine Trash'' is a 1998 American documentary film directed by Steve Yeager about the life and work of filmmaker John Waters, and the making of the 1972 film ''Pink Flamingos'', which is written and directed by Waters and stars Divine. ''Divi ...

'' (1998) as Himself (archive footage) *''

In Bad Taste ''In Bad Taste'' is a 2000 documentary film from Steve Yeager following the cinematic career of American filmmaker John Waters, and includes interviews with Waters and his ensemble cast, known as the Dreamlanders. Cast *Steve Yeager *John Wate ...

'' (2000) (TV) as Himself (archive footage) *''

I Am Divine ''I Am Divine'' is a 2013 American documentary film produced and directed by Jeffrey Schwarz of the Los Angeles-based production company Automat Pictures. The documentary focuses on the American actor, singer, and drag performer Divine (October 1 ...

'' (2013) as Himself (archive footage)

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