Dawn: A Charleston Legend

Dawn: A Charleston Legend

0 | 2022-06-16 | Documentary

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

Ron Davis Director
Paula Heredia Editor
Elik Alvarez Music
Nancy Knox Talcott Producer
Clay Westervelt Cinematography

Cast

Dawn Langley Simmons
Dawn Langley Simmons
Self (archive footage)
Alexia Jasmene
Alexia Jasmene
Dawn Langley Simmons (voiceover)
John-Paul Simmons
John-Paul Simmons
Self (archive footage)
Christine Jorgensen
Christine Jorgensen
Self (archive footage)
Pierre Berton
Pierre Berton
Self (archive footage)

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