

Dawn: A Charleston Legend(2022)
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.
Movie: Dawn: A Charleston Legend
Top 8 Billed Cast
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Dawn Langley Simmons (voiceover)
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Video Trailer Dawn: A Charleston Legend
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