Movie: Dawn: A Charleston Legend

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Dawn Langley Simmons
Dawn Langley Simmons

Self (archive footage)

Alexia Jasmene
Alexia Jasmene

Dawn Langley Simmons (voiceover)

Mildred Simmons
Mildred Simmons

Self

Natasha Simmons
Natasha Simmons

Self

Stephanie Riggio Bulger
Stephanie Riggio Bulger

Self

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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