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Adolph Caesar
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<h2 id="early-life-and-education">Early life and education</h2> <p>Caesar was born in <a href="/facts/Harlem/AX8IgAxE">Harlem</a>, New York City in 1933 as the youngest of three sons born to a <a href="/facts/Dominica/suCgsaVj">Dominican</a> mother and a black indigenous father.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> At age 12, he contracted <a href="/facts/Laryngitis/N0KTAoV1">laryngitis</a> which led to his notably deep voice. </p><p>After graduating from <a href="/facts/George_Washington_Educational_Campus/VleGY6mA">George Washington High School</a> in 1952, Caesar enlisted in the <a href="/facts/United_States_Navy/xYK0fUou">United States Navy</a> during the <a href="/facts/Korean_War/Qo93pNhE">Korean War</a> era,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> serving as a <a href="/facts/Hospital_corpsman/HCAI65p1">hospital corpsman</a> for five years,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> achieving the rank of <a href="/facts/Chief_petty_officer_(United_States)/gfCfyAdK">chief petty officer</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> Upon his discharge from the service, he decided to break into the theater and went on to study drama at <a href="/facts/New_York_University/4UnIkThy">New York University</a>, graduating in 1962.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="career">Career</h2> <h3>Early career</h3> <p>Caesar made his film debut in 1969 in <i><a href="/facts/Che!/XWx7qr35">Che!</a></i>, playing Cuban revolutionary <a href="/facts/Juan_Almeida_Bosque/KtWkAW9v">Juan Almeida Bosque</a>. A year later, Caesar became an announcer for and then joined the <a href="/facts/Negro_Ensemble_Company/Nn6Fa0Xt">Negro Ensemble Company</a> in 1970 for productions such as <i><a href="/facts/The_River_Niger/HwsLD5Ku">The River Niger</a></i>, <i>Square Root of the Soul</i>, and <i>The Brownsville Raid</i>. Caesar also later worked with the Minnesota Theater Company, Inner City Repertory Company, and the <a href="/facts/American_Shakespeare_Theatre/E2yFYWB1">American Shakespeare Theatre</a>. He had a stint on the soap operas <i><a href="/facts/Guiding_Light/eewtSXn0">Guiding Light</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/General_Hospital/w9QXt2jG">General Hospital</a></i> in 1964 and 1969, respectively. </p><p>Thanks to his voice, Caesar found frequent work as a voice-over artist for television and radio commercials, including theatrical previews and radio commercials for many <a href="/facts/Blaxploitation/XlInp42E">blaxploitation</a> films such as <i><a href="/facts/Cleopatra_Jones/GhEgewSr">Cleopatra Jones</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Super_Fly_(1972_film)/VyFnDxjY">Superfly</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Truck_Turner/luF4TM6E">Truck Turner</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/The_Spook_Who_Sat_by_the_Door_(film)/UdRQfmMR">The Spook Who Sat by the Door</a></i>. For many years, he was the voice of the <a href="/facts/United_Negro_College_Fund/NDuu5vBT">United Negro College Fund</a>'s publicity campaign, reciting the iconic slogan "...because a mind is a terrible thing to waste." </p><p>Later in his career, Caesar also lent his voice to the animated series <i><a href="/facts/Silverhawks/EMvtLN99">Silverhawks</a></i>, in which he voiced Hotwing, a magician and skilled illusionist. </p><p>In 1980, Caesar appeared in the infamous <a href="/facts/Bruceploitation/hn4LCN94">Bruceploitation</a> mockumentary <i><a href="/facts/Fist_of_Fear,_Touch_of_Death/LoCmS18f">Fist of Fear, Touch of Death</a>,</i> playing himself as a fictional television news reporter investigating the death of <a href="/facts/Bruce_Lee/2yoY2eL6">Bruce Lee</a>. </p> <h3><i>A Soldier's Play</i></h3> <p>Caesar’s most iconic work started with his role as US Army Sergeant Vernon C. Waters in <a href="/facts/Charles_Fuller/ksBGde6J">Charles Fuller</a>'s <a href="/facts/Pulitzer_Prize/wD4PN6Xs">Pulitzer Prize</a>-winning stage drama, <i><a href="/facts/A_Soldier%27s_Play/gDnl1C2H">A Soldier's Play</a></i>, for which Caesar won <a href="/facts/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Featured_Actor_in_a_Play/tUeLcJTV">Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play</a> and an <a href="/facts/Obie_Award/VJqJQ5zn">Obie Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Achievement</a>. <i>A Soldier’s Play</i> is set in <a href="/facts/Louisiana/2GvfFcKE">Louisiana</a> during <a href="/facts/World_War_II/2efV5L1U">World War II</a>. Sgt. Waters is an ambitious Black <a href="/facts/Drill_sergeant/2H7KnYJT">drill sergeant</a> who strives for recognition for African-American soldiers while detesting "<a href="/facts/Gullah_Geechee/ftMUWt74">Geechees</a>", as he terms <a href="/facts/Uncle_Tom/jTpxQKmN">uneducated, subservient, and unintelligent southern Blacks</a>, as an obstacle to <a href="/facts/Racial_equality/5nqgMucQ">racial equality</a> and the success of the future <a href="/facts/African_American_upper_class/gLHwxq2s">African American upper class</a>, and who need to be removed at all costs. The play and film are a <a href="/facts/Murder_mystery/90QN5FtE">murder mystery</a> that unfolds in flashbacks, as a Black JAG Captain investigates Sgt. Waters' murder at the beginning of the play and which the Captain eventually reveals to have been a <a href="/facts/Fragging/1sbfCvc7">fragging</a> by one of Waters' own men. </p><p>In a 1985 interview with the <a href="/facts/Los_Angeles_Times/jFHbcmb9">Los Angeles Times</a>, Caesar stated, while crafting the character of Waters, he drew on his experiences with <a href="/facts/Racism/SfrqGbu8">racism</a> in <a href="/facts/Classical_theatre/U2IrVJ6P">Classical theatre</a>, "I’d studied <a href="/facts/Shakespeare/ohI96JTv">Shakespeare</a> to death. I knew more about Shakespeare than Shakespeare knew about himself. After I did one season at a Shakespearean repertory company, a director said to me, ‘You have a marvelous voice. You know the king’s English well. You speak <a href="/facts/Iambic_pentameter/dhWVQ3nW">iambic pentameter</a>. My suggestion is that you go to New York and get a good colored role.' Waters has tried his best, but no matter what you do, they still hate you." Caesar subsequently coined the character's signature phrase, "They still hate you".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p><p>Caesar subsequently reprised his role as Waters in <a href="/facts/Norman_Jewison/YpQX2lC4">Norman Jewison</a>'s 1984 film adaptation of Fuller's play, retitled <i><a href="/facts/A_Soldier%27s_Story/0V6l9by1">A Soldier's Story</a>.</i> His performance was acclaimed and earned him numerous accolades, including <a href="/facts/Academy_Awards/CwTxYuNQ">Academy Award</a> and <a href="/facts/Golden_Globe_Awards/1v50C2Tb">Golden Globe Award</a> nominations for Best Supporting Actor, and an <a href="/facts/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor_in_a_Motion_Picture/V6943kRX">NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture</a>. He also won the <a href="/facts/Los_Angeles_Film_Critics_Association_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor/6JjjD8Xa">Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor</a>. </p> <h3>Later career</h3> <p>On the basis of his <i>Soldier's Story</i> success, Caesar was cast in <a href="/facts/Steven_Spielberg/KeqLPKoS">Steven Spielberg</a>'s <a href="/facts/The_Color_Purple_(1985_film)/rcW2KI3l"><i>The Color Purple</i></a> as Old Mister Johnson, the father of <a href="/facts/Danny_Glover/LWMEzVkv">Danny Glover</a>'s character. He also appeared on an episode of <a href="/facts/The_Twilight_Zone_(1985_TV_series)/JVWljlfe"><i>The Twilight Zone</i></a> and an <i><a href="/facts/ABC_Afterschool_Special/l3VuTEbb">ABC Afterschool Special</a></i>. Caesar's last completed film was <i><a href="/facts/Club_Paradise/UzK4TYFR">Club Paradise</a>,</i> released posthumously. </p> <h2 id="personal-life-and-death">Personal life and death</h2> <p>Caesar had three children with his wife Diane, whom he was married to until his death. </p><p>Caesar was working on the <a href="/facts/Los_Angeles/pyXpYEX9">Los Angeles</a> set of the 1986 film <i><a href="/facts/Tough_Guys_(1986_film)/Dcm6DkA5">Tough Guys</a></i> (with <a href="/facts/Burt_Lancaster/9vTPMV4R">Burt Lancaster</a> and <a href="/facts/Kirk_Douglas/lEWXlRfG">Kirk Douglas</a>) when he suffered a <a href="/facts/Myocardial_infarction/xoGw0qcG">heart attack</a> and died a short time later.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> His role was recast with <a href="/facts/Eli_Wallach/woffq0kR">Eli Wallach</a>. He was interred at the <a href="/facts/Ferncliff_Cemetery/HfKUgJvQ">Ferncliff Cemetery</a> in <a href="/facts/Hartsdale,_New_York/BCaRohwJ">Hartsdale, New York</a>. </p> <h2 id="works">Works</h2> <h3>Film</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Director</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>1969</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Che!_(1969_film)/XWx7qr35">Che!</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/Juan_Almeida/KtWkAW9v">Juan Almeida</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Richard_Fleischer/9boppYEF">Richard Fleischer</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1975</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Tarzoon:_Shame_of_the_Jungle/vs2QrcyK">Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle</a></i></td><td>Brutish (voice)</td><td><a href="/facts/Picha/681YSkt6">Picha</a><a href="/facts/Boris_Szulzinger/E8DsqaBx">Boris Szulzinger</a></td><td>English-language version</td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Hitter_(film)/YUoxIj0D">The Hitter</a></i></td><td>Nathan</td><td>Christopher Leitch</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Fist_of_Fear,_Touch_of_Death/LoCmS18f">Fist of Fear, Touch of Death</a></i></td><td>Himself</td><td>Matthew Mallinson</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td><i><a href="/facts/A_Soldier%27s_Story/0V6l9by1">A Soldier's Story</a></i></td><td>Sgt. Vernon Waters</td><td><a href="/facts/Norman_Jewison/YpQX2lC4">Norman Jewison</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Color_Purple_(1985_film)/rcW2KI3l"><i>The Color Purple</i></a></td><td>Old Mister Johnson</td><td><a href="/facts/Steven_Spielberg/KeqLPKoS">Steven Spielberg</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Club_Paradise/UzK4TYFR">Club Paradise</a></i></td><td>Prime Minister Solomon Gundy</td><td><a href="/facts/Harold_Ramis/I8AkRsa2">Harold Ramis</a></td><td>Released posthumously</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Television</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>1968</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Wild_Wild_West/lHHJTzWy">The Wild Wild West</a></i></td><td>Vidoq</td><td>Episode: "The Night of the Gruesome Games"</td></tr><tr><td>1969</td><td><i><a href="/facts/General_Hospital/w9QXt2jG">General Hospital</a></i></td><td>Douglas Burke</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Challenge_(1970_film)/IMEhrjKr"><i>The Challenge</i></a></td><td>Clarence Opano</td><td><a href="/facts/Television_film/gsGGUltR">Television film</a></td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td><a href="/facts/Watch_Your_Mouth_(TV_series)/mmkRRaV9"><i>Watch Your Mouth</i></a></td><td>Jeff Cremer</td><td>2 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Guiding_Light/eewtSXn0">Guiding Light</a></i></td><td>Zamana</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Tales_from_the_Darkside/mKBohGhL">Tales from the Darkside</a></i></td><td>Mars Gillis</td><td>Episode: "Parlour Floor Front"</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4">1986</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Twilight_Zone_(1985_TV_series)/JVWljlfe"><i>The Twilight Zone</i></a></td><td>The Supervisor</td><td>Episode: "<a href="/facts/A_Matter_of_Minutes/YG5oFBJw">A Matter of Minutes</a>"</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Fortune_Dane/hTsK5bIj">Fortune Dane</a></i></td><td>Charles Dane</td><td>Episode: "Pilot"</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/ABC_Afterschool_Special/l3VuTEbb"><i>ABC Afterschool Specials</i></a></td><td>Dr. Rancid</td><td>Episode: "Getting Even: A Wimp's Revenge"</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/SilverHawks/EMvtLN99">SilverHawks</a></i></td><td>Hotwing / Seymour (voices)</td><td>Main cast</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Theatre (partial)</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Director</th><th>Theatre</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>1965–67</td><td><i>Happy Ending / Day of Absence</i></td><td>Jackson</td><td>Philip Meister</td><td rowspan="4"><a href="/facts/St._Mark%27s_Playhouse/8GRfRFR2">St. Mark's Playhouse</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4">1971</td><td><i>Rosalee Pritchett</i></td><td>Robert Barron</td><td><a href="/facts/Shauneille_Perry/njStPeX0">Shauneille Perry</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i>Perry's Mission</i></td><td>Lester "Bobo" Johnson</td><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Douglas_Turner_Ward/5ttQx5k3">Douglas Turner Ward</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i>Ride a Black Horse</i></td><td>Harold</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Mary_Stuart_(Schiller_play)/nnJVcutU">Mary Stuart</a></i></td><td>Count Bellievre</td><td><a href="/facts/Jules_Irving/6221RYNu">Jules Irving</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Vivian_Beaumont_Theater/2CIpNapq">Vivian Beaumont Theater</a></td><td>Broadway debut</td></tr><tr><td>1971–72</td><td><i>The Sty of the Blind Pig</i></td><td>Doc</td><td><a href="/facts/Shauneille_Perry/njStPeX0">Shauneille Perry</a></td><td rowspan="5"><a href="/facts/St._Mark%27s_Playhouse/8GRfRFR2">St. Mark's Playhouse</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1972</td><td><i>A Ballet Behind the Bridge</i></td><td>Lalsingh</td><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Douglas_Turner_Ward/5ttQx5k3">Douglas Turner Ward</a></td><td>Also choreographer</td></tr><tr><td><i>Frederick Douglass...Through His Own Words</i></td><td><a href="/facts/Frederick_Douglass/mxnR4v2t">Frederick Douglass</a></td><td>Also playwright</td></tr><tr><td>1974</td><td><i>Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide</i></td><td>The Newscaster</td><td>Dean Irby</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1975</td><td><i>Waiting for Mongo</i></td><td>Doodybug</td><td><a href="/facts/Douglas_Turner_Ward/5ttQx5k3">Douglas Turner Ward</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1976–77</td><td><i>The Brownsville Raid</i></td><td>Pvt. James Holliman</td><td><a href="/facts/Israel_Hicks/baEuzLfw">Israel Hicks</a></td><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Lucille_Lortel_Theatre/67CSB2wy">Lucille Lortel Theatre</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td><i>The Square Root of Soul</i></td><td>—</td><td>Perry Schwartz</td><td>As playwright</td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td><i>Plays from Africa</i></td><td></td><td>Dean Irby</td><td rowspan="3"><a href="/facts/St._Mark%27s_Playhouse/8GRfRFR2">St. Mark's Playhouse</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td><i>A Season to Unravel</i></td><td>Garrison</td><td><a href="/facts/Glenda_Dickerson/Xd9C14Mm">Glenda Dickerson</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td><i>Lagrima del Diablo</i></td><td>Aquilo</td><td><a href="/facts/Richard_Gant/ITDEmNkL">Richard Gant</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1981–83</td><td><i><a href="/facts/A_Soldier%27s_Play/gDnl1C2H">A Soldier's Play</a></i></td><td>Sgt. Vernon Waters</td><td><a href="/facts/Douglas_Turner_Ward/5ttQx5k3">Douglas Turner Ward</a></td><td>Julia Miles Theater</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="awards-and-honors">Awards and honors</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Award</th><th>Year</th><th>Category</th><th>Nominated work</th><th>Outcome</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Academy_Award/CwTxYuNQ">Academy Award</a></td><td>1985</td><td><a href="/facts/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor/ELmDBH4E">Best Supporting Actor</a></td><td><i>A Soldier's Story</i></td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Daytime_Emmy_Award/QeIGGEXz">Daytime Emmy Award</a></td><td>1987</td><td><a href="/facts/Daytime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Performer_in_Children%27s_Programming/kDQIsQt8">Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming</a></td><td><i>ABC Afterschool Specials</i> ("Getting Even: A Wimp's Revenge")</td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Drama_Desk_Award/CUoeA8sc">Drama Desk Award</a></td><td>1982</td><td><a href="/facts/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Featured_Actor_in_a_Play/tUeLcJTV">Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play</a></td><td><i>A Soldier's Play</i></td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Golden_Globe_Awards/1v50C2Tb">Golden Globe Award</a></td><td>1985</td><td><a href="/facts/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture/mnFVduu3">Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture</a></td><td rowspan="3"><i>A Soldier's Story</i></td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Los_Angeles_Film_Critics_Association/HdXYrM2t">Los Angeles Film Critics Association</a></td><td>1984</td><td><a href="/facts/Los_Angeles_Film_Critics_Association_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor/6JjjD8Xa">Best Supporting Actor</a></td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/NAACP_Image_Awards/WcjtyMTU">NAACP Image Award</a></td><td>1985</td><td><a href="/facts/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor_in_a_Motion_Picture/V6943kRX">Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture</a></td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Obie_Award/VJqJQ5zn">Obie Award</a></td><td>1983</td><td>Outstanding Off-Broadway Achievement</td><td><i>A Soldier's Play</i></td><td>Won</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><a href="http://www.filmreference.com/film/17/Adolph-Caesar.html">"Adolph Caesar Biography"</a>. <i>filmreference</i>. 2008. Retrieved September 1, 2008.</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/104196">Adolph Caesar</a> at the <a href="/facts/Internet_Broadway_Database/BwBDHXna">Internet Broadway Database</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0128360/">Adolph Caesar</a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/5538">Adolph Caesar's Entry at the Lortel Archives</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.grindhousedatabase.com/index.php/Adolph_Caesar">Adolph Caesar's Entry at the Grindhouse Database</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-03-07-me-16282-story.html">Los Angeles Times</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Little, Dylan K. "Adolph Caesar: The Iconic Actor With The Iconic Voice". Amandla!. Retrieved October 26, 2020. <a href="https://amandlajournal.com/999/reviews/adolph-caesar-the-iconic-actor-with-the-iconic-voice/" target="_blank">https://amandlajournal.com/999/reviews/adolph-caesar-the-iconic-actor-with-the-iconic-voice/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"United States Census, 1940". FamilySearch.org. Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2015. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200320/https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQTG-K57" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200320/https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQTG-K57</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Adolph Caesar Dies; Acted in 'Soldier's Story' The New York Times via Internet Archive. Retrieved September 5, 2021. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150524185134/https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/07/obituaries/adolph-caesar-dies-acted-in-soldier-s-story.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20150524185134/https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/07/obituaries/adolph-caesar-dies-acted-in-soldier-s-story.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Adolph Caesar: Fatal Heart Attack Fells Actor on Set Los Angeles Times via Internet Archive. Retrieved December 19, 2021. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216225311/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-03-07-me-16282-story.html%3f_amp=true" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20211216225311/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-03-07-me-16282-story.html%3f_amp=true</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Tue, 12.05.1933 – Adolph Caesar, Actor born African American Registry. 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