Eric "Big Daddy" Nord
American writer (1920-1989) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 69
Eric "Big Daddy" Nord (1919-1989) was a Beat Generation coffeehouse and nightclub owner, poet, actor, and hipster. Newspaper columnist Herb Caen called him the "King of the Beatniks."
Eric "Big Daddy" Nord is read about 13 times a day, in 5 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 24 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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About this person
Corpulent, standing 6 feet 7 inches tall, Nord was the face of the Beat generation to San Francisco and Los Angeles newspaper readers in the late 1950s and the founder of the hungry i nightclub.
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 1989 · aged 69
