In Stephen King’s 1982 novella “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption,” the prolific horror writer wrote that “all of geology is the study of pressure. And time, of course.” Nick Cammilleri and Zackary Drucker’s HBO docuseries “The Lady and the Dale” ended up being the product of the same two elements.
“The Lady and the Dale” is a four-part series that examines the life and entrepreneurship of Elizabeth Carmichael, a former con-artist-turned-hopeful-automotive industry disruptor. She was a trans woman who started the Twentieth Century Motor Car Corporation in the 1970s to design, build and market a three-wheeled car called the Dale. The car received early acclaim, and was even featured as a top prize on “The Price is Right,” but concerns grew about its safety and the validity of company investors, eventually resulting in Carmichael’s deadname and former life being exposed. Due to criminal activity in her past...
“The Lady and the Dale” is a four-part series that examines the life and entrepreneurship of Elizabeth Carmichael, a former con-artist-turned-hopeful-automotive industry disruptor. She was a trans woman who started the Twentieth Century Motor Car Corporation in the 1970s to design, build and market a three-wheeled car called the Dale. The car received early acclaim, and was even featured as a top prize on “The Price is Right,” but concerns grew about its safety and the validity of company investors, eventually resulting in Carmichael’s deadname and former life being exposed. Due to criminal activity in her past...
- 1/29/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
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