George Nader's name is a familiar one to many cinema queens. A handsome man with classic looks, he was the heartthrob of many gay kids growing up in the 50s and 60s. I think he got sexier the older he got. I first noticed him in the 70s in when I started watching old sci-fi and horror films. The nicest thing about Nader's looks was his hairy chest, which unlike so many other "beefcake" actors, he refused to shave. At 6'1" and 180 pounds, George Nader was one hot actor.
He and Rock Hudson were boyfriends at one time, but his true love and life-partner turned out to be Mark Miller, Rock Hudson's secretary.
In the 70s, unfortunately, his acting career was sidelined because of an acident that left him with a permanent eye injury so he took up writing sci-fi novels. His one success was Chrome, published in 1978 and reprinted in 1995.
Chrome was the very first sci-fi novel that I read that actually dealt with gay characters. To this day, it is still difficult to find any good sci-fi writing that deals with gay men; especially stories with a positive slant. For an excellent review of the book go here. The book is still a good read and a great love story.
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