James Fenimore Cooper
Writing
1789-09-15
Died: 1851-09-14
Burlington, New Jersey, USA
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Films
Biography
James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851) was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century, whose historical romances depicting colonist and Indigenous characters from the 17th to the 19th centuries brought him fame and fortune. He lived much of his boyhood and the last fifteen years of life in Cooperstown, New York, which was founded by his father William Cooper on property that he owned. Courtesy of Wikipedia.