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Dawn: A Charleston Legend

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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

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Cast

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