Fred Mustard Stewart | |
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| Born | September 17, 1932 Anderson, Indiana, United States |
| Died | February 7, 2007 (aged 74) New York City, United States |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Fiction, historical fiction, horror fiction, science fiction |
| Notable works | The Mephisto Waltz, Six Weeks, Century, Ellis Island |
Fred Mustard Stewart (September 17, 1932 – February 7, 2007) was an American novelist. His most popular books were The Mephisto Waltz (1969), adapted for the 1971 film of the same name starring Alan Alda; Six Weeks (1976), made into a 1982 film starring Mary Tyler Moore; Century, a New York Times best-seller in 1981; and Ellis Island (1983), which became a CBS mini-series in 1984.
Stewart attended the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey, class of 1950. He graduated from Princeton University in 1954, where he was a member of the Colonial Club.[1] He originally planned to be a concert pianist, and studied with Eduard Steuermann at the Juilliard School.