John Waters (Born 1946) American, Signed Book and (2) Movie Cards. Lot includes the filmmaker's first published work from 1981, the critique/manifesto "Shock Value," signed on the title page, as well as two unique "Odorama" cards for his 1981 film "Polyester," starring Tab Hunter and long-time collaborator Divine. The scratch-and-sniff gimmick features ten numbered stickers that would coincide with on-screen prompts in the film to smell them in order, ranging from pleasant aromas to foul stenches. A newspaper clipping of an article from 2019 about Waters by Tony-winning actor Alan Cumming was folded up in the book. 

Size: (largest) 7 x 10 x 3/4 in. 

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1946, filmmaker John Waters built a singular career celebrating camp, transgressive culture, and suburban absurdity. He earned international notoriety as the “Pope of Trash” during the 1970s through low-budget cult classics like Pink Flamingos, which featured his long-time collaborator and muse, the drag queen Divine. In 1988 Waters achieved mainstream success with Hairspray, a dance comedy about racial integration that evolved into a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical and hit feature remake. He continued satirizing American society throughout the 1990s and 2000s with studio films like Cry-Baby and Serial Mom. Beyond directing, Waters is an accomplished author, spoken-word performer, and visual artist whose body of work remains an iconic monument to outsider culture.

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