Birthday: August 21, 1944Date of Death: July 29, 1977Age at Death: 32, David Crawford Lochary (August 21, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland July 29, 1977 in New York City) was one of the regular "Dreamlander" actors in early films of the controversial "trash" film director John Waters. We listened to Kitty Wells, Ferlin Husky and Ernest Tubb. So Chuck segue-wayed into something else. Divine. An eccentric, whisper-thin actor who played over-the-top villains in several early films of Baltimore-based director John Waters, Lochary met the director in the late 1960s when Waters was making amateur films starring his high school friends. Actor. The record label is talking about some key cities, like New York or San Francisco, Los Angeles. Mary G Lochary of Baltimore, Baltimore City County, Maryland was born on April 21, 1928. Davids hilarious, absurdist view of art and culture helped mold Divine as a character, and many of the ground-breaking images and excesses of Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble had Davids touch. His small apartment in Palm Springs is decorated with Southwestern tapestries and a statuette that could be Sancho from "Man of La Mancha.". Record and film executive David Geffen thought he could make Smokey a star, Condon said. Sadly, being so far gone on drugs, disappointment, and paranoia, David probably wouldnt have done well in the film. Co-starred as Raymond Marble in Waters' "Pink Flamingos", Last film, Waters' "Female Trouble" (also hairstylist). You need to be logged in to continue. And I found that. Falling on a piece of glass and bleeding to death is a little sketchy. I managed a record store when I was 16. Condon, who turns 63 Aug. 1, lived over a nightclub in Baltimore at age 16. WebBrowse David Lochary movies and TV shows available on Prime Video and begin streaming right away to your favorite device. jimwhittaker02, Other Works 1960 Divine's former best friend, with dyed silver hair, met the future Waters star in beauty school in Baltimore, Maryland. It was like clean my act up or die. Former Navy football player David Forney died of cardiac arrest and natural causes, the states medical examiner has concluded. After playing Art Linkletter in a throwaway short ("The Diane Linkletter Story" c. 1971), Lochary got a better role as the weak-willed, two-timing consort of Lady Divine in "Multiple Maniacs" (1971). So I went very underground. Davids death could have been anythingmurder, suicide, or heart attack. I wasn't singing about a man. Then Vince came up and said, "Do you want to go to Europe?" To us, it was just a rock 'n' roll fun band. More than singing, I wanted to be loved. I kept thinking we were getting ripped off because I would do something and somebody else would copy it. As "Mr. David," Lochary acted as barker for Lady Divine's Cavalcade of Perversions and was kept in line by Divine, who threatens to turn him in for the then still-unsolved Tate killings (when the killings were solved in mid-filming, the ending had to be swiftly changed). I was dating a gentleman who had a Rolls, so my father said, 'Where'd you get the Rolls?" 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Where sources do not explicitly state intent, they will be listed in this column as 'unknown'. Help us build our profile of David Lochary! (1970). Kelly said "I never ever thought of you that way." 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David passed away on July 29, 1977 at the age of 32 in New York, NY. Where sources are able to indicate, deaths are specified as 'suicide', 'accidental', 'undetermined', or otherwise in the 'cause' column. 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I was longing and looking for it my whole life. I got a job in a lighting company. to add information, pictures and relationships, join in discussions and get credit for your contributions. Divine's former best friend, with dyed silver hair, met the future Waters star in beauty school in Baltimore, Maryland. I had a very abusive childhood. Knowing his role in Pink Flamingos, I wasnt too surprised, but he said his passion was to be a serious actor, and Female Trouble would probably be his last Waters film, to avoid being typecast. WebDavid Crawford Lochary (August 21, 1944 July 29, 1977) was one of the regular "Dreamlander" actors in early films of the controversial "trash" film director John Waters. While John graduated from a private school and then attended New York University film school, David and Divine both attended what would normally have been a dead-end blue-collar Baltimore beauty school. [1] While they are two distinct phenomena, deaths from CDI are often misreported as overdoses. Lochary's last film was "Female Trouble" (1975) which, while not as well-known as "Pink Flamingos," is actually better. You didn't discover homophobia in that community? Next came Lochary's most famous role, the blue-haired, demented Raymond Marble who, along with wife Connie (Mink Stole), competes with Divine for the title of The Filthiest People Alive in Waters' classic "Pink Flamingos" (1972). No way did I expect this. I was talking to a guy and he said he had just gotten off the road with The Doors. As a handsome teenager with blond hair down to his waist, or an early 20s glam rocker with teased out hair and makeup, he could have been one of the "mystery tramps" Dylan wrote about in "Like A Rolling Stone" one of the jugglers and the clowns who all came down and did tricks for you. Condon said in his first interview without Emmons by his side he considers himself "an average guy." I met David during the two months of shooting, when I worked on Female Trouble. Poly drug use often carries more risk than use of a single drug, due to an increase in side effects, and drug synergy. WebDavid Lochary. Besides the movies, they criss-crossed the country together on wild underground 1960s adventures. How did you meet Vince Treanor, the road manager for The Doors, in New York? Unfortunately, neither came fast enough for him. Thirty-five years later, I'm still doing lighting. Falling on a piece of glass and bleeding to death Jim Morrison had gotten fat and had a big beard and he didn't talk between songs. Publicity Listings Yeah. I had moved on by then. Then he lived with a transgender woman and hung out with members of director John Waters' underground entourage. David Crawford Lochary (August 21, 1944 July 29, 1977) was one of the regular "Dreamlander" actors in early films of the controversial "trash" film director John Waters. So we went to the studio. He allegedly died by bleeding to death in his New York apartment after falling on a glass while on PCP, shortly after the release of Waters' first film without him and Divine, Desperate Living (1977). There are many ways to die from PCP. Never ever. By continuing, you agree to the Privacy Policy and (1972) to do theater, but returned to Baltimore for Female Trouble What was your motivation for "P*** Slave"? All rights reserved. I'll never forget, I had tennis shoes on, a leather coat, a leather motorcycle jacket and this limo pulled up and the guy I dated from "Hair" got out. Can't find a movie or TV show? I got comfort (in Baltimore). Who is David Lochary dating? Why did such strange symptoms accompany it? Officially ruled as suicide by an inquest which received criticism; Died from cardiac arrest, with secondary cause of death as acute mixed drug ingestion of cocaine, methamphetamines, alprazolam and methadone, Cocaine, heroin and other unspecified drugs, "Moderate" levels of cocaine were also present, "Acute methamphetamine intoxication" was a contributing factor, The "likely cause of death" was found to be a combination of the two drugs, Suspected to have been caused by a heroin overdose, Official cause of death was seizures induced by acute oxycodone and codeine intoxication, Combined drug intoxication of unspecified drugs, Evidence indicated Kelly consumed 29 dextropropoxyphene pills, Drowned due to the combined effects of a heart condition, alongside alcohol, cocaine, marijuana and, Unspecified painkillers and sleeping pills, Oxycodone, hydrocodone, alprazolam, diazepam, temazepam and, Some sources state he died from an unspecified drug overdose while others state he choked, Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone (Dilaudid), Oxycodone and Oxymorphone, Linder and his wife both took the drugs then cut open veins in their arms, Lloyd was heavily intoxicated when he choked on his own vomit. Divine later commented that he had "never even heard the word 'drag' before David." You'd never guess he is being acclaimed as a long ignored "gay rock icon" who is just now being discovered. This alphabetical list contains 621 notable people whose deaths can be reliably sourced to be the result of drug overdose or acute drug intoxication. Experiencing the lines around the block and major press for Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble naturally fed his ego. It was Emerson, Lake & Palmer's first gig and then The Doors went on and The Who went on after that. When he left the dreamlanders he thought it would be a great opportunity to be seen as a serious actor. When I moved out of my home and moved to Baltimore, I still went to high school. David impressed the Female Trouble crew members as probably the best actor in the troop. ", "Temptation," an MGM song by Nacio Brown and Arthur Freed that was scandalous when Bing Crosby recorded it in 1933: "I saw him do it in a movie on TV and I said, 'EJ, we've got to do it. He starred in such films as Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, and Multiple Maniacs, in which he typically played exotically-dressed, sophisticated perverts. (1998), Female Trouble I got tired of rejection and I got tired of fighting to have a group and egos. They were believable characters, and on my first day of shooting, I knew they would both go places. More impressively, he also recorded songs describing a subculture that hadn't been sung about with such authenticity even by Lou Reed such as "Miss Ray," about his roommate who was a transgender woman and streetwalker; "Million Dollar Babies," about the Greenwich Village truck prostitution scene, and "P*** Slave," (hint: rhymes with 'kiss') which a writer from Noisy magazine listened to "on repeat for the last 48 hours," according to an editor's note. Its an interesting overlooked detail, and Davids life including his miserable last years and deep influence on, Special thanks to Steve Yeager for his permission to use the photo of David Lochary from his documentary . We tried to figure out a name for a song. Lochary and Mary Vivian Pearce played Donald and Donna Dasher, who lure Dawn Davenport (Divine) into a life of murder, robbery and fashion modeling. Lochary met Divine at beauty school and used to style his wigs and makeup for parties. I was used, burned out. Former teen idol David Cassidy has died at 67 from "complications from dementia," Variety reported. Lochary usually played WebDavid Lochary (1944 - 1977) Film Deaths Pink Flamingos (1972) [ Raymond Marble ]: Killed by Divine, along with Mink Stole, when Divine, Mary Vivian Pearce, and Danny Mills hold a Kangaroo Court to execute Lochary and Stole for burning Divine's trailer. Privacy Policy Copyright Fandango. Lochary co-wrote The Diane Linkletter Story with Divine, 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. At the finale, Dr. He couldn't take the pressure, so I went into the studio with Gordon's group and EJ said, "Sing about something you know." Lochary usually played exotically-dressed, sophisticated perverts who threatened, and lost to, Divine. For example, while opium and coca had been used for centuries, their active ingredients, morphine and the cocaine alkaloid, were not isolated until 1803 and 1855 respectively. WebCause of Death Drug Overdose Biography Read More An eccentric, whisper-thin actor who played over-the-top villains in several early films of Baltimore-based director John without him and Divine, Desperate Living (1977). He's actually still adjusting to the death of his husband and partner of 21 years, Dennis Powell, in January. ", "Hot Hard & Ready": "I thought 'Hot Hard & Ready' was sort of a commercial hit. Dying at 32 was such a shock, no one wanted to face it, and I dont think anyone has covered it very well. EJ took it to a nightclub called The Odyssey. After keeping his diagnosis of liver cancer a secret for nearly eighteen months, the… Continue We had always been broke, but I had taken it to the limit. 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I remember I wore a pink tank top to school one day. His death news has been announced on Thursday, December 9, 2021. Lochary co-wrote The Diane Linkletter Story with Divine, and worked as an uncredited hair and makeup artist on many of Waters' films. Once again, he is killed for his troubles, this time having his heart torn out and eaten by Divine. [9], Efforts to prohibit various drugs began to be enacted in the early 20th century, though the effectiveness of such policies is debated. There are many ways to die from PCP. Aug 21, 1944, Birthplace: I was big on Quaaludes and coke. He was the only Dreamlander besides, David became more obsessed with the idea that John and Divine, his two creative buddies, were becoming rich and famous while he struggled to pay rent. I've always been an average guy who knows how to entertain basically. On the set he and Divine appeared to be the most seasoned pros. 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What's your background? To view this content, please use one of the following compatible browsers: An eccentric, whisper-thin actor who played over-the-top villains in several early films of Baltimore-based director John Waters, Lochary met the director in the late 1960s when Waters was making amateur films starring his high school friends. (However, soon after Female Trouble, John did set up a profit sharing plan with the key early Dreamlanders, including David). David Lochary was the leading man in most of John Waters earliest films, beginning with the 8mm Roman Candles and ending with Female Trouble. Born August 21, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions. We'll do a parody of a disco song." He said, "What do you want to do?" He passed from cancer. It also has been reported that he was battling health issues over the last 7 months. 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