Editing Dolphy (section)

==Early life and education==
Rodolfo Vera Quizon was born along Calle Padre Herrera (now P. Herrera Street) in [[Tondo, Manila]], on July 25, 1928.{{sfn|Orteza|2009|p=2}}

His parents were married on July 14, 1925, in [[Malate, Manila]].{{sfn|Orteza|2009|p=8}} His father, Melencio Espinosa Quizon (December 1, 1899 – May 14, 1971),<ref name=absdolphy>{{cite news|last=Bunoan |first=Vladimir|title=Dolphy is dead at 83 |url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/10/12/dolphy-dead-83 |access-date=April 21, 2017 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs]] |date=July 10, 2012}}</ref> was a ship engine worker from [[Bulacan]] stationed in the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] Gulf. His mother, Salud de la Rosa Vera{{sfn|Orteza|2009|p=8}} (February 6, 1901 – September 12, 1986),{{sfn|Orteza|2009|p=11}} was a seamstress and a schoolteacher.{{sfn|Orteza|2009|p=8}} He had four brothers and five sisters.{{sfn|Orteza|2009|p=12}}

Quizon began studying at the age of six, and was enrolled in public schools.{{sfn|Orteza|2009|p=18}} He attended Magat Salamat Elementary School and Isabelo de los Reyes Elementary School until seventh grade. For his [[secondary education]], he studied at the [[Florentino Torres High School]] until his sophomore year. He was an average student, although his grades fluctuated.{{sfn|Orteza|2009|p=19}}

Quizon sold peanuts and watermelon seeds at movie theaters as a boy, which enabled him to watch movies for free. He was about thirteen when [[World War II]] started. He did odd jobs including [[Shoeshiner|shining shoes]], attaching buttons at a pants factory, sorting bottles by size, working as a [[stevedore]] at the pier, [[Trade|trading]], and driving a [[Kalesa|''calesa'']]. In his free time, he regularly watched stage shows at the Life Theater and the Avenue Theater. His favorite performers included the [[comedy duo]] [[Pugo and Togo]] and the dancers Benny Mack and [[Bayani Casimiro]].<ref name="Goldfish">Lo, Ricardo F. (July 20, 2008). [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/07/19/08/dolphy-80-living-goldfish-bowl "Dolphy at 80:  Living in a Goldfish Bowl"]. ABS-CBN News. Retrieved on 2011-03-30.</ref>

Quizon started performing onstage during the [[Japanese occupation of the Philippines]]. When he turned 17, Benny Mack got him a job as a [[chorus line|chorus]] dancer for a month at the Avenue Theater and subsequently, the Lyric Theater. He also appeared in shows at the Orient Theater. "Golay" was his first stage name. During air raids, they would interrupt the show and run for the [[air-raid shelter]] in the [[orchestra pit]] together with the audience. If no bombs fell and exploded, the show would resume.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}