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.
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He originally planned to be a concert pianist, and studied with Eduard Steuermann at the Juilliard School.
The pieces are referenced as the title of the 1969 novel, The Mephisto Waltz by American author and Juilliard-trained pianist Fred Mustard Stewart.
Rod Stewart | James Stewart | Fred Astaire | Fred Frith | Martha Stewart | Jon Stewart | Fred Quimby | David A. Stewart | Stewart Copeland | Fred Thompson | Dave Stewart | Fred Beckey | Charles Stewart Parnell | Stewart Lee | Stewart Granger | Patrick Stewart | Fred MacMurray | Stewart Brand | Fred Willard | Tony Stewart | Kristen Stewart | John Stewart | Jackie Stewart | Fred Hersch | Fred | Amii Stewart | Al Stewart | Rory Stewart | Mustard plant | Fred Seibert |