Eric "Big Daddy" Nord (1919–1989) was a Beat Generation coffeehouse and nightclub owner, poet, actor, and hipster. Newspaper columnist See more

Nord was born Harry Helmuth Pastor in Krefeld, Germany to Dorothea, an American, and Carl Theodore Pastor, a German. As a child, he often … See more

In 1943, Nord moved to San Francisco. Shortly after his arrival there, he met and married Mary Hollister with whom he had three or four children, including Carl Paul Pastor. However, Mary left him within a few years.
In the early 1950s, … See more

• As He Sees It (Lost Gatos: Free Press, 1968) See more

• The Flower Thief (1959)
• The Hypnotic Eye (1960)
• Once Upon a Knight (1961)
• Hungry Eye (1971) See more

• Beatnik!, a Beat Scene Magazine article that includes descriptions of Nord's run-ins with the law in 1958
• Labby, Arnold; Frankel, Sylvia; Shreve, Beth (August 27, 2012). "Oral History: Arnold Labby: Living in San Francisco's North Beach during the height of the … See more