During this time Antony and Caesar became close, which allowed Antony to rise further in his life and political career. A Little Life depicts the everyday experience of living with trauma, chronic pain, and disability, demonstrating the inherent intersections with one another. As a direct result of Dr. Traylor running him over with a car, Jude's spinal injuries have long-term health effects that trouble him for the rest of his life. He grew up in the Fort Greene Housing Project in Brooklyn, New York, and attended Boys High School. Singer Jerome “Little Anthony" Gourdine was born on January 8, 1941, to Victoria Stafford and Thomas Elliot Gourdine. Little Anthony and the Imperials is an American rhythm and blues/soul vocal group from New York City founded by Clarence Collins in the 1950s and named in part for its lead singer, Jerome Anthony "Little Anthony" Gourdine, who was noted for his high-pitched voice. This was clear when Caesar had sent him to … Antony’s service in Gaul is sparsely recorded, but it is clear that he rose to some prominence, being one of Caesar’s generals. Biography.