Natty Bumppo Natty Bumppo Nathaniel "Natty" Bumppo is a fictional character and the protagonist of James Fenimore Cooper's pentalogy of novels known as the "Leatherstocking Tales". Natty Bumppo, the child of white parents, grew up among Delaware Indians and was educated by Moravian Christians. In adulthood, he is a near-fearless warrior skilled in many weapons, chiefly the long rifle. He is most often shown alongside his Mohican foster brother Chingachgook and nephew Uncas. Bumppo is featured in a series of novels by James Fenimore Cooper collectively called the "Leatherstocking Tales". The novels in the collection are as follows: The tales recount significant
Grim Prairie Tales Simcox appeared in "Grim Prairie Tales" as the wealthy rancher Horn. In an acting career from 1962-1991, he appeared in eight "Gunsmoke" episodes and in other television westerns. Stephen Holden from "New York Times" wrote, ""Grim Prairie Tales" aspires to be a sort of western "Twilight Zone," but the stories it tells are so flat and lacking in tension and atmosphere that the movie generates no tingles." Hal Hinson from "Washington Post" offered the film similar criticism, stating that the film wasn't particularly scary. Grim Prairie Tales Grim Prairie Tales is a 1990 American independent western-horror film, written and directed