George Nader papers
Finding aid prepared by Serena Rodholm, Student Processing Assistant.
Special Collections & University Archives
The UCR Library
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University of California
Riverside, California 92517-5900
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Email: specialcollections@ucr.edu
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Descriptive Summary
Title: George Nader papers
Date (inclusive): circa 1880-2008
Date (bulk): circa 1950-1990
Collection Number: MS 401
Creator:
Nader, George, 1921-2002
Extent:
7.90 linear feet
(9 boxes, 1 flat folder)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: This collection consists of the professional and personal papers of actor and science fiction writer George Nader, including
manuscript drafts, photographs, financial information, audio cassettes, and a film poster. Noteable manuscripts in the collection
include Nader's unpublished work
The Perils of Paul, and
Trio of Forever Friends, an autobiographical work written by Nader's partner Mark Miller about their friendship with actor Rock Hudson.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright Unknown: Some material in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition,
the reproduction, and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions,
privacy and publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected
by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other
restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility
for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. George Nader papers (MS 401). Special Collections and University Archives, University
of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Purchased in 2016.
Processing History
This collection was processed by Serena Rodholm, Student Processing Assistant, 2017.
Processing of the George Nader papers was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside
as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded
by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
Biographical Note
George Nader was born in Pasadena, California on October 19, 1921. He received his first film role in 1950's
Rustlers on Horseback, and acted in a variety of film and television roles until 1974. After suffering an eye injury in the 1970s that left him
sensitive to light, Nader retired from acting and turned to writing. His most famous work, the science fiction novel
Chrome, was published in 1978 and was notable for its open and favorable depiction of a same-sex relationship.
Nader was discreet about his sexuality throughout his career, despite his long term relationship with his partner Mark Miller,
who he first met in 1947. Miller served as actor Rock Hudson's assistant and business manager starting in 1974, and the three
were close friends up until Hudson's death in 1985. Nader and Miller settled permanently in Palm Springs, California. George
Nader passed away February 4, 2002, followed by Miller who passed on June 9, 2015.
Collection Scope and Contents
The majority of the collection consists of manuscript drafts, mostly from Nader's unpublished works
The Perils of Paul and
Kozmo. The collection also includes newspaper articles, photographs, and posters from Nader's acting career.
Materials in the collection also include items related to Nader's personal life and family, most notably drafts of
Trio of Forever Friends by Mark Miller, an autobiography of Rock Hudson with notes by George Nader, magazines, photographs, and audio cassettes recorded
by Nader of various musicals and other performances.
Collection Arrangement
The collection is divided into three series as follows:
- Series 1. Professional, circa 1950-1999
- Series 2. Personal, circa 1890-2010
- Series 3. Audiovisual and digital materials, undated
Separated Materials
6 publications were removed from the collection and cataloged as part of Special Collections.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Miller, Mark, 1926-2015
Hudson, Rock, 1925-1985
Biographies (documents)
Gay actors
Lesbian and gay experience
Science fiction -- Authorship
Genres and Forms of Materials
Typescripts
Series 1. Professional
circa 1915-1999
Series Scope and Contents
This series consists mainly of manuscript drafts of Nader's unpublished works
Perils of Paul and
Kosmos. Items in the series also include newspaper articles regarding Nader's acting and writing career, headshots of Nader, and
a poster of the film
Million Eyes of Sumaru, in which Nader starred.
Series Arrangement
The series is arranged by item type.
Box 1, Folder 1
Perils - Character list
1978 July 01
Box 1, Folder 5
Perils - Chapter pages
May 1999
Box 1, Folders 13-19, Box 2, Folders 1-5
Perils - draft
June-July 1999
Box 2, Folders 6-11
Perils - draft
October 1999
Box 2, Folders 12-19, Box 3, Folders 1-2
Box 3, Folders 3-5
The Perils of Paul or
Melee
undated
Box 3, Folder 6
Much Ado - draft
May 1999
Box 3, Folder 7
Kozmo Notes and Guide
undated
Box 3, Folders 8-10
Kozmo - draft
January 1977
Box 3, Folder 13
The Golden Double Cross - draft
undated
Box 3, Folder 15
Newspaper articles
circa 1915-1953
Flat-File-Folder 1, Item 2
Million Eyes of Sumaru movie poster
1967
Series 2. Personal
circa 1880-2010
Series Scope and Contents
The series consists of materials related to Nader's personal life, including from his partner Mark Miller. Items in the series
include letters, photographs, stereoviews, maps of the Coachella Valley, drawings, financial documents, and genealogy materials.
The series also includes drafts of manuscripts written by Mark Miller and others, most notably Miller's
Trio of Forever Friends about his and Nader's relationship with the actor Rock Hudson.
Series Arrangement
The series is arranged by item type.
Box 3, Folder 17
Duell in the Universe - draft
1969
Box 3, Folder 18
Trio of Forever Friends - draft
March 2004
Box 3, Folders 19-20
Trio of Forever Friends - draft
October 2004
Box 3, Folders 21-22
Trio of Forever Friends - draft
January 2005
Box 3, Folder 23, Box 4, Folders 1-2
Trio of Forever Friends - draft
August 2005
Box 4, Folder 3
Trio of Forever Friends - draft
June 2006
Box 4, Folders 4-5
Trio of Forever Friends - draft
2007
Box 4, Folders 6-10
Trio of Forever Friends - draft
undated
Box 4, Folder 11
FBI Whore - draft
undated
Box 4, Folders 14-15
Celebrity magazines
1950-2001
Box 4, Folders 16-21, Box 5, Folders 1-13
Box 5, Folders 14-16
Zoning comission
1959-1973
Box 5, Folder 19
Photographs
2010, undated
Box 6, Folder 1
Political photographs
2004
Box 6, Folder 4
Certificate of Death
2002
Flat-File-Folder 1, Item 1
Oversize drawing
March 1992
Series 3. Audiovisual and digital materials
undated
Series Scope and Contents
This series consists mostly of 273 audio cassette tapes of operas, musicals, movie scores, and other performances recorded
and collected by George Nader. Other items in the series include CD-ROMS, floppy disks, Zip disks, a DVD, a VHS tape, and
a video reel containing manuscript drafts, photographs, event invitations, and Nader's 1965 film
Mordnacht in Manhattan.
Series Arrangement
The series is arranged by material type.
Box 7, Box 8
Audio cassette tapes
undated
Box 9, Item 1
CD-ROM - Unknown manuscript draft
circa 1999-2000
Box 9, Item 2
CD-ROM - Mark Miller 80th birthday invitation
2006
Box 9, Item 3
CD-ROM - Trio by Mark Miller
2004
Box 9, Item 4
CD-ROM - Vacation photographs
circa 2007
Box 9, Item 5
DVD - ASF Splashback to the Starlite Drive-In
2005
Box 9, Items 6-7
Floppy Disks - Forever Friends
circa 2003
Box 9, Item 8
Floppy Disk - Lorenzo
undated
Box 9, Item 9
Floppy Disk - MLM Trixie Book Two
undated
Box 9, Item 10
Floppy Disk - Scanner Test
undated
Box 9, Items 11-12
Floppy Disks - Trio
undated
Box 9, Items 13-15
Floppy Disks - Unlabeled
undated
Box 9, Item 16
Reel - Grandmother Hudson, Opal Clyde, Stanley, Jules, Bonnie, Mark, Philip, etc.
1940 December 25
Box 9, Item 17
VHS Tape - Mordnacht in Manhattan
undated
Box 9, Item 18
Zip Disk - Boys Will be Boys
undated
Box 9, Item 19
Zip Disk - Copy of "#1"
undated
Box 9, Items 20-21
Zip Disks - Forever Friends
2003
Box 9, Item 23
Zip Disk - Trio to Duet Book Two
2003
Box 9, Items 24-27
Zip Disks - Unlabeled
undated
