Editing Rex Harrison (section)

==Early life==
Reginald Carey Harrison was born on 5 March 1908 at Derry House in [[Huyton]], Lancashire<!-- Do not change to Merseyside, Huyton, Liverpool was in Lancashire in 1908 when he was born-->,<ref name=":0">Derry House, Huyton: Aaronson, Charles S, ed. 1969 International Television Almanac, Quigley Publications, New York City</ref> the son of Edith Mary (née Carey) and William Reginald Harrison, a cotton broker.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0305.html |title=Rex Harrison, a Leading Man With Urbane Wit, Dies at 82|work=The New York Times|access-date=5 February 2014}}</ref> From the age of 10 he went by the name “Rex”, which he adopted for himself.<ref name="ODNB">{{Cite ODNB |title= Harrison, Sir Reginald Carey [Rex] |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/39935 |last=Richards|first=Jeffrey|date=14 November 2024|freearticle=no}}</ref> He was the youngest of three children and had two older sisters, Edith Marjorie Harrison (1900-1976) and [[Sylvia Sackville, Countess De La Warr]], DBE (1903-1992).<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url= https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-Rex-Harrison/6000000009925575317|title=Sir Rex Harrison Geni profile|date=27 April 2022 |publisher=geni.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Pace|first=Eric|date=1990-06-03|title=Rex Harrison, a Leading Man With Urbane Wit, Dies at 82|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/03/obituaries/rex-harrison-a-leading-man-with-urbane-wit-dies-at-82.html|access-date=2022-02-11|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He was educated at [[Birkdale School|Birkdale preparatory school]] and [[Liverpool College]].<ref name="ODNB" /> After a bout of childhood [[measles]], Harrison lost most of the sight in his left eye.<ref name="ODNB" /> He showed an early desire to become an actor, with regular appearances in school plays, and visits to the [[Liverpool Playhouse]].<ref name="ODNB" />