George Nader papers
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The majority of the collection consists of manuscript drafts, mostly from Nader's unpublished works The Perils of Paul and Kozmo.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.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1880-2008
- Creation: Majority of material found within circa 1950-1990
Creator
- Nader, George, 1921-2002 (Person)
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.
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.
Extent
7.90 Linear Feet (9 boxes, 1 flat folder)
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.
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
Acquisition Information
Purchased in 2016.
Separated Materials
6 publications were removed from the collection and cataloged as part of Special Collections.
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.
Subject
- Miller, Mark, 1926-2015 (Contributor, Person)
- Hudson, Rock, 1925-1985 (Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- George Nader papers
- Status
- Processed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Serena Rodholm, Student Processing Assistant.
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections Repository
University of California
Rivera Library
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside 92517-5900 USA
specialcollections@ucr.edu