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theantiquetiger
Jan 30, '09, 3:41 PM
In the movie "Field of Dreams", was Terence Mann (James Earl Jones) based on Herb Caen? I think the movie said Mann won a Pulitzer and penned the word "Beatnik" or hippie, or something along those lines.

The reason I ask, I found a 1st edition signed copy of "Baghdad by the Bay" by Herb Caen, who I read won a Pulitzer and penned the word beatnik.
MegoScott
Jan 30, '09, 4:07 PM
No, the character was based on JD Salinger.

Caen apparently won a special pulitzer right before he died.
johnnystorm
Jan 30, '09, 8:56 PM
Nice find... Caen coined the word Beatnik and also helped popularize the term Hippie.
starsky
Jan 30, '09, 10:23 PM
i loved reading his column. didnt even know he coined the word beatnik!
Hector
Jan 31, '09, 1:14 AM
Herb Caen was my father's all time favorite columnist.