▁but ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁for ▁some ▁years ▁one ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ' s ▁most ▁popular ▁film ▁stars . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Warner ▁was ▁born ▁Hor ace ▁John ▁W aters ▁in ▁B rom ley , ▁Pop lar , ▁London , ▁the ▁third ▁child ▁of ▁Edward ▁William ▁W aters , ▁master ▁full ing ▁mak er ▁and ▁undert aker ' s ▁w are h ous eman , ▁and ▁Ma ud ▁Mary ▁Best . ▁His ▁sister s ▁Els ie ▁and ▁Dor is ▁W aters ▁were ▁well - known ▁com ed ians ▁who ▁usually ▁performed ▁as ▁" G ert ▁and ▁D ais y ". ▁ ▁Warner ▁attended ▁the ▁Co op ers ' ▁Company ' s ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁for ▁Boys ▁in ▁M ile ▁End , ▁while ▁his ▁sister s ▁both ▁attended ▁the ▁nearby ▁sister ▁school , ▁Cob orn ▁School ▁for ▁Girls ▁in ▁Bow . ▁The ▁three ▁children ▁were ▁ch or ister s ▁at ▁St . ▁Leonard ' s ▁Church , ▁B rom ley - by - B ow , ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁time , ▁Warner ▁was ▁the ▁cho ir ' s ▁solo ist . ▁ ▁On ▁leaving ▁school ▁he ▁studied ▁autom obile ▁engineering ▁at ▁the ▁North am pton ▁Institute ▁( now ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁University , ▁London ) ▁but ▁being ▁more ▁practical ▁than ▁academic ▁he ▁left ▁after ▁a ▁year ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁repair ▁facilities ▁of ▁F . W . ▁Ber wick ▁and ▁Company ▁in ▁Bal ham , ▁where ▁he ▁started ▁by ▁swe eping ▁the ▁flo ors ▁for ▁ 2 d ▁per ▁hour