Fred Mustard Stewart

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. He originally planned to be a concert pianist, and studied with Eduard Steuermann at the Juilliard School. Provided by Wikipedia