The Rebel and the King
Nick Adams lived a short and fast-paced life in Hollywood only to die young, and somewhat mysteriously. His friendships with James Dean, Natalie Wood, Dennis Hopper and Elvis Presley are legendary. Nick Adams starred as Johnny Yuma and co-created the iconic western television series, The Rebel, with the famous song by Johnny Cash in 1959-61. Adams was nominated for an Academy Award in 1964 for Best Supporting Actor in Twilight of Honor with Richard Chamberlain and Joey Heatherton. He appeared in film classics Rebel Without a Cause, Mister Roberts, Picnic, Pillow Talk and No Time for Sergeants. Then after his Academy Award loss, he made Godzilla movies in Japan; Monster Zero, Frankenstein Meets the Outer Space Monster, and Boris Karloff’s Die Monster Die in London. Nick Adams died tragically of an overdose at 36. METv has recently started airing The Rebel series on Saturday mornings. Check your listings. Visit www.therebelandtheking.com for more info.