CrocADyke Dundee

CrocADyke Dundee (2015)

The Legend of Dawn O'Donnell - the Godfather of Sydney's Mardi Gras

Dawn O’Donnell was a convent girl who became a professional ice skater, travelled the world and then landed up in 1950s Australia, a penniless lesbian. By the time of her death in 2007, she had stormed through Sydney’s gay underworld and built herself an empire of bars, clubs, steam rooms, sex shops and drag shows, inspiring The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. This fascinating documentary explores the mythology (was she a mobster? an arsonist? a murderer?) and life of this shrewd, silver-haired, butch businesswoman.

Date of release
2015-11-23
Runtime
56m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Fiona Cunningham-Reid

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