As Pride Month 2023 comes to a close-- Garbo

 

Over at Internet Archive, one can find an ultra-are paperback romance by actor-turned-author George Nader. The book is called Chrome and the story of the romance between a man and his male robot. You won't be surprised to hear that the Jove paperback was published in 1978.

George Nader was a handsome fellow, a gay man who was "discreet" with his partner Mark. He did a handful of movies and some TV work.

 

 

As you see from this poster for the steamy jungle flick "Congo Crossing," George was considered leading man material.

There's one film role George Nader is remembered for, whether he wanted it to be that way or not.

Yes, George got top billing in 1953's incredible-for-all-the-wrong-reasons motion ;picture Robot Monster."  That's the movie where the bad guy has a gorilla suit and a space helmet. 

George Nader seems to have led a relatively happy life, especially by Hollywood standards. And in the 21st century, George's novel Chrome is a much-sought-after piece of LGBT+ history, so I suppose there's that. Here's the cover of a 1987 reprint of Chrome from Alyson Publications. 

 

 

Happy Pride Month!