David Shipman (colonist) the author's youth, Shipman would often appear at the Cooper home, "Otsego Hall", to offer the family some of his latest products. Susan Fenimore Cooper wrote that "rude equipments, dogs, and rifle, had much attraction for the lads of the house". James Cooper referred to Shipman in his "Chronicles of Cooperstown" as "the 'Leather Stocking' of the region, ... could at almost any time, furnish the table with a saddle of venison". David Shipman (colonist) David Shipman (1730 – 1813) is generally considered to be the real-life inspiration for James Fenimore Cooper's character Natty Bumppo in the "Leatherstocking Tales" along
Nite Tales: The Movie Tales: The Movie" was released on DVD in 2008 with a DVD release of the series pending in the future. Nite Tales: The Movie Nite Tales: The Movie is a 2008 horror anthology that includes two movies: "Karma" and "Storm". It was written by Diana Erwin and Deon Taylor. The film is hosted by rapper Flavor Flav who is seen wearing his trademark large oversized necklace clock. "Nite Tales: The Series" was created after "Nite Tales: The Movie" due to the success of its airing. Episodes were shot in one day on a 35 millimeter camera and budgeted around $20,000