George Vincent Homeier (October 5, 1930 â€" June 25, 2017), known
professionally as Skip Homeier, was an American actor who started his
career at the age of eleven and became a child star.Homeier was born
in Chicago, Illinois on October 5, 1930. He began to act for radio
shows at the age of six as Skippy Homeier. At the age of 11, he worked
on the radio show Portia Faces Life as well as making "dramatic
commercial announcements" on The O'Neills and Against the Storm. In
1942, he joined the casts of Wheatena Playhouse and We, the Abbotts.
From 1943 until 1944, he played the role of Emil in the Broadway play
and film Tomorrow, the World!. Cast as a child indoctrinated into
Nazism who is brought to the United States from Germany following the
death of his parents, Homeier was praised for his performance. He
played the troubled youngster in the film adaptation of Tomorrow, the
World! (1944) and received good reviews playing opposite Fredric March
and Betty Field as his American uncle and aunt.Homeier changed his
first name from Skippy to Skip when he turned eighteen. He attended
the University of California, Los Angeles.
professionally as Skip Homeier, was an American actor who started his
career at the age of eleven and became a child star.Homeier was born
in Chicago, Illinois on October 5, 1930. He began to act for radio
shows at the age of six as Skippy Homeier. At the age of 11, he worked
on the radio show Portia Faces Life as well as making "dramatic
commercial announcements" on The O'Neills and Against the Storm. In
1942, he joined the casts of Wheatena Playhouse and We, the Abbotts.
From 1943 until 1944, he played the role of Emil in the Broadway play
and film Tomorrow, the World!. Cast as a child indoctrinated into
Nazism who is brought to the United States from Germany following the
death of his parents, Homeier was praised for his performance. He
played the troubled youngster in the film adaptation of Tomorrow, the
World! (1944) and received good reviews playing opposite Fredric March
and Betty Field as his American uncle and aunt.Homeier changed his
first name from Skippy to Skip when he turned eighteen. He attended
the University of California, Los Angeles.
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