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HBO’s ‘The Lady and the Dale’ follows the rise and fall of a trans maverick and outlaw
Zackary Drucker promises amazing twists and turns in the incredible true story of Geraldine Elizabeth Carmichael
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Geraldine Elizabeth Carmichael was convinced 1975 would be the year of the Dale. The maverick businesswoman was sure her radical three-wheeled, energy-efficient car would revolutionize the auto industry and solve the raging oil crisis.
A brazen capitalist of the highest order, Carmichael wouldn’t be deterred by her lack of experience in manufacturing and selling cars, nor intimidated by interference from the Big 3 automakers in Detroit. And she wouldn’t be discouraged by the fact that she was a transgender woman in a prejudiced and intolerant world. But, eventually, Liz Carmichael would