Peter Rader

Peter Rader has worked as a film and television writer for 30 years. Since his first script, Waterworld, was produced by Universal in 1995, he’s developed numerous projects for Hollywood studios and industry leaders such as Steven Spielberg, John Davis and Dino De Laurentiis.

An acclaimed author, Rader’s first book, Mike Wallace: A Life, was a biography of the legendary CBS journalist, which Rader subsequently adapted into a script for director Rob Reiner. Most recently, Rader wrote Playing to the Gods: Sarah Bernhardt, Eleonora Duse, and the Rivalry That Changed Acting Forever, which is being adapted for the screen and produced by Golden Globe winners Michael Sucsy (Grey Gardens), Shannon McIntosh (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) and Oscar-nominee Brunson Green (The Help).