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A `Mannly' Mohican Moniker
From: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: 19921004
Author:Jane Galbraith
HOLLYWOOD What's in a name?
You have thought that Natty Bumppo, the central character in James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans, was etched in the minds of readers of American fiction. Like Huck Finn or Jay Gatsby.
But then, there's the Hollywood version of literary works.
In the new movie "The Last of the Mohicans" (now at local theaters) Natty Bumppo has been bumped off. He's now known as Nathaniel Poe.
Daniel Day-Lewis has the title role as the adopted son of the Mohican Chingachgook and lover and savior to Cora Munro (Madeleine Stowe) in the 20th Century Fox film.
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