Fred Mustard Stewart | |
|---|---|
| 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, Anderson, Indiana – February 7, 2007, New York City) was an American novelist. His most popular books were The Mephisto Waltz (1969), adapted for a 1971 film 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.
Bibliography
- Savage Family Saga
- The Magnificent Savages (1996): covers 1850s–1860s
- The Young Savages (1998): covers 1880s–1890s
- The Naked Savages (1999): covers 1897–1929
- The Savages in Love and War (2001): covers 1930–1941
- The Mephisto Waltz (1969)
- The Methuselah Enzyme (1970)
- Lady Darlington (1971)
- The Mannings (1973)
- Star Child (1974)
- Six Weeks (1976)
- A Rage Against Heaven (0-670-58910-1, 1978): spans the American Civil War, from 1860 to 1871
- Century (1981)
- Ellis Island (1983)
- The Glitter and the Gold (1985)
- The Titan (1985)
- Pomp and Circumstance (1991)
References
- ^ Memorials, Princeton Alumni Weekly, June 6, 2007. http://www.princeton.edu/paw/archive_new/PAW06-07/14-0606/memorials.html
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