Profile
George Nader
Actor + Writer
Male
Born
Oct 19, 1921
Hometown
Pasadena, California
Died
Feb 4, 2002
Death Place
United States
Other Names
Nadar, George
George Nader was an American film and television actor. He appeared in a variety of films from 1950 through 1974, including Phone Call from a Stranger (1952), Congo Crossing (1956), and The Female Animal (1957). During this period, he also did episodic… Read More
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Dr. Franklin Ruehl, Ph.D.: Were 2 Screen Bombshells Named Barbara Under A Curse?Huffington Post - Dec 22, 2012
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Forestville Woman Slain Washington PostGoogle News - Aug 17, 2011
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"Filmclub Buio Omega": Frau Hölle & Fred "The Hammer" Williamson In Gelsenkirchen Fiction BoxGoogle News - Aug 16, 2011
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Still Music Less In Pg County: Msg And Surf Club Washington City Paper (Blog)Google News - Aug 15, 2011
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1921
Birth
Born on October 19, 1921.
TWENTIES

He appeared in a variety of films from 1950 through 1974, including Phone Call from a Stranger (1952), Congo Crossing (1956), and The Female Animal (1957).
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THIRTIES

1954
32 Years Old
Despite this accolade, Nader often found himself struggling in the shadow of more famous leading men, such as Rock Hudson, Tony Curtis, and Jeff Chandler. His films of that period included 1954's Carnival Story and Sins of Jezebel and 1956's Away All Boats.

1956
34 Years Old
He also was Esther Williams' leading man in her first straight dramatic film, The Unguarded Moment which also starred a young John Saxon, released by Universal in 1956.
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1961
39 Years Old
In the 1961-1962 season, he appeared as insurance investigator Joe Shannon in the syndicated crime drama Shannon; his co-star was Regis Toomey.
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FIFTIES
1978
56 Years Old
After damage to his eye made it difficult to endure an acting career, Nader began a career as a writer of science fiction. His groundbreaking 1978 novel Chrome is probably the first science fiction novel to center on a homosexual love affair, and the first to have substantial homosexual erotic scenes.
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LATE ADULTHOOD

2001
79 Years Old
Nader and Miller eventually returned to the U.S. and settled in Palm Springs. Stricken by multiple medical problems, Nader entered the hospital in September 2001.
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2002
80 Years Old
Died on February 4, 2002.
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