Editing Radley Metzger (section)

==Early life==
Radley Henry Metzger was born on January 21, 1929, on the [[Grand Concourse (Bronx)|Grand Concourse]] in [[The Bronx]], New York City, and was the second son of [[Jewish]] parents, Julius and Anne.<ref name="PB-201406">{{cite web|last=Bentley|first=Toni|author-link=Toni Bentley|title=The Legend of Henry Paris|url=http://www.playboy.com/articles/the-legend-of-henry-paris |date=June 2014 |work=[[Playboy]] |access-date=December 6, 2021|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210220441/http://www.playboy.com/articles/the-legend-of-henry-paris |archive-date=February 10, 2018}}</ref><ref name="NYT-20000829">{{cite news |author=Staff |title=Paid Notice: Deaths Metzger, Anne |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/29/classified/paid-notice-deaths-metzger-anne.html |date=August 29, 2017 |work=[[New York Times]] |access-date=April 2, 2017 }}</ref> He said he found relief from his [[allergies]] in [[movie theater]]s, especially at the [[Audubon Ballroom]] theatre, while growing up.<ref name="TRR-20170406">{{cite web |last=West |first=Ashley |title=Radley Metzger's Beginnings: The Audubon Ballroom |url=http://www.therialtoreport.com/2017/04/06/audubon-ballroom/ |date=April 6, 2017 |work=[[The Rialto Report]] |access-date=April 6, 2017 }}</ref> Later, Metzger received a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in dramatic arts from [[City College of New York]],<ref name="FM-20140807"/> where he studied with filmmakers [[Hans Richter (artist)|Hans Richter]] and [[Leo Seltzer (filmmaker)|Leo Seltzer]]. He also studied acting privately with director [[Harold Clurman]]. During the [[Korean War]], Metzger served in the [[United States Air Force|U. S. Air Force]] with the 1350th Photographic Group, which interrupted his [[graduate studies]] at [[Columbia University]].<ref name="FM-20140807"/> His older brother, now deceased,<ref name="NYT-20000829" /> had become a [[physician]]. Metzger later married and had a daughter.<ref name="PB-201406" />