![]() After this, he attended King's College London where he took studies aimed at a career with the British Government's Consular Service. He received his early education at Enfield Grammar School, and later at the private schools of Uppingham School and Merchant Taylors' School. He was the youngest of nine children, and following his mother's death was brought up by his elder siblings. Pratt spent his childhood years in Enfield, in the County of Middlesex. He conquered his stutter, but not his lisp, which was noticeable throughout his career in the film industry. A&E, 1999 He was bow-legged, had a lisp, and stuttered as a young boy. His mother's maternal aunt was Anna Leonowens, whose tales about life in the royal court of Siam (now Thailand) were the basis of the musical The King and I. His brother, Sir John Thomas Pratt, was a British diplomat. Pratt himself stated that he was born in Dulwich, which is nearby in London. Boris Karloff was born William Henry Pratt on 23 November 1887, at 36 Forest Hill Road, Camberwell, London, England. ![]()
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