[2] Following the completion of his service in the United States Army, Nathanson enrolled at Pratt Institute, where he studied graphic design.
He left college after a year and opened a design studio in Pawtucket with his brother.
He went into business for himself, opening George Nathan Design in a historic mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, a firm that made graphics for gift items.
[3] The first player to play out all of his tiles in a crossword grid shouts "Bananas" to indicate he has won; games last about 10 to 15 minutes.
[3] Nathanson, a resident of Cranston, Rhode Island, died at age 80 of cancer on June 6, 2010, at his summer home in Narragansett.