, ▁Indiana ▁– ▁February ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁New ▁York ▁City ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁novel ist . ▁ ▁His ▁most ▁popular ▁books ▁were ▁The ▁Me ph isto ▁W alt z ▁( 1 9 6 9 ), ▁adapted ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁film ▁st arring ▁Alan ▁Ald a ; ▁Six ▁We eks ▁( 1 9 7 6 ), ▁made ▁into ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁film ▁st arring ▁Mary ▁Ty ler ▁Moore ; ▁Century , ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁best - s eller ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ; ▁and ▁Ell is ▁Island ▁( 1 9 8 3 ), ▁which ▁became ▁a ▁CBS ▁mini - series ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Stewart ▁attended ▁The ▁Lawrence ville ▁School ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁class ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Pr inc eton ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Club . ▁ ▁He ▁originally ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁concert ▁pian ist , ▁and ▁studied ▁with ▁Edu ard ▁Ste u ermann ▁at ▁the ▁Ju illi ard ▁School . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁Sav age ▁Family ▁S aga ▁The ▁Magn ific ent ▁Sav ages ▁( 1 9 9 6 ): ▁covers ▁ 1 8 5 0 s – 1 8 6 0 s ▁The ▁Young ▁Sav ages ▁( 1 9 9 8 ): ▁covers ▁ 1 8 8 0 s – 1 8 9 0 s ▁The ▁N aked ▁Sav