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Today in Labor History April 22 April 22, 1946: Writer and director, John Waters, was born. Among his many classic films are his early low budget trash films, staring Divine, like Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, and Polyester (filmed in “odoroma” with scratch and sniff cards). His later, higher budget films include Pecker, Dirty Shame, Cecil B. Demented, and Hairspray. In the Cockettes documentary, he said the famous drag performers were an early influence on his films.