Nick Adams – Elvis Presley Nick Adams had a crush on Elvis? Rumors abound that Nick Adams and Elvis were lovers When Elvis Presley arrived in Hollywood, he looked up Nick Adams because Elvis was a James Dean fan (he had memorized Dean’s lines in Rebel Without A Cause and he knew Nick had been Jimmy’s closest friendĮlvis Owned Motobikes Nocik Adams: The Rebel & the King is a sweetly naive account by the late actor Nick Adams about his friendship with a young Elvis Presley.