Movie Description
Dawn: A Charleston Legend
(2022)Overview
In 1968, Gordon Langley Hall claimed he was a woman misdiagnosed as male at birth because of a genital defect. To correct this, Gordon underwent one of the first sex reassignment surgeries in the United States. Her subsequent marriage to a black auto mechanic and the mysterious birth of their daughter Natasha sent Charleston, SC society into a fury and cast serious doubts on the truth behind Dawn’s story.
Featured Crew
- Director : Ron Davis
- Producer : Nancy Knox Talcott
- Editor : Paula Heredia
- Cast : Dawn Langley Simmons,Alexia Jasmene,Mildred Simmons,Natasha Simmons,Stephanie Riggio Bulger,John-Paul Simmons,Christine Jorgensen,Pierre Berton
Cast
Self (archive footage)
Dawn Langley Simmons (voiceover)
Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Facts
Original TitleDawn: A Charleston Legend
Status Released
Release Information
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2022-06-16
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 34m
Production CompaniesDocutainment Films
Genres
- Documentary
