Editing Adolph Caesar (section)

==Early life and education==
Caesar was born in [[Harlem]], New York City in 1933 as the youngest of three sons born to a [[Dominica]]n mother and a black indigenous father.<ref name="FS-Census">{{cite web|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=|title=United States Census, 1940|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQTG-K57|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200320/https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQTG-K57|archive-date=4 March 2016|access-date=September 18, 2015|website=FamilySearch.org|publisher=Intellectual Reserve, Inc.|quote=}}</ref> At age 12, he contracted [[laryngitis]] which led to his notably deep voice.

After graduating from [[George Washington Educational Campus|George Washington High School]] in 1952, Caesar enlisted in the [[United States Navy]] during the [[Korean War]] era,<ref name="nytobit">[https://web.archive.org/web/20150524185134/https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/07/obituaries/adolph-caesar-dies-acted-in-soldier-s-story.html Adolph Caesar Dies; Acted in 'Soldier's Story'] ''[[The New York Times]]'' via [[Internet Archive]]. Retrieved September 5, 2021.</ref> serving as a [[hospital corpsman]] for five years,<ref name="latimes1986">[https://web.archive.org/web/20211216225311/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-03-07-me-16282-story.html%3f_amp=true Adolph Caesar: Fatal Heart Attack Fells Actor on Set] ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' via [[Internet Archive]]. Retrieved December 19, 2021.</ref> achieving the rank of [[Chief petty officer (United States)|chief petty officer]].<ref name="aareg">[https://aaregistry.org/story/an-actor-of-prominence-adolph-caesar/ Tue, 12.05.1933 – Adolph Caesar, Actor born] African American Registry. Retrieved September 5, 2021.</ref> Upon his discharge from the service, he decided to break into the theater and went on to study drama at [[New York University]], graduating in 1962.<ref name="nytobit"/>