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2008 · réf. 017870 — New York: Ingram Publisher Services 2008. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Original oblong 4to with light wear to the ''dust jacket''. Signed in pencil on the front cover by John Waters. No previous owner's names not exlibrary. Overall a EXCELLENT book a good gift. JOHN SAMUEL WATERS JR. born April 22 1946 is an American filmmaker actor writer celebrity visual artist and art collector who rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films. Waters' 1970s and early '80s films feature his regular troupe of actors known as Dreamlanders — among them Divine — often committing cinematic crimes. Starting with Desperate Living 1977 Waters began casting real-life convicted criminals Liz Renay Patricia Hearst as well as famous Sonny Bono Debbie Harry Tab Hunter and infamous people Traci Lords a former underage porn star. Waters skirted mainstream filmmaking with Hairspray 1988 which introduced Ricki Lake and earned a modest gross of $8 million domestically. In 2002 Hairspray was adapted to a long-running Broadway musical which itself was adapted to a hit musical film which earned more than $200 million worldwide. After the crossover success of the original film version of Hairspray Waters' films began featuring familiar actors and celebrities such as Johnny Depp Edward Furlong Melanie Griffith Chris Isaak Johnny Knoxville Martha Plimpton Christina Ricci Lili Taylor Kathleen Turner and Tracey Ullman. Although he has apartments in New York City San Francisco and a summer home in Provincetown Waters still mainly resides in his hometown of Baltimore Maryland where all his films are set. He is recognizable by his trademark pencil-thin moustache. Signed by Author. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Paperback. Ingram Publisher Services Paperback