Steve J. Spears

Steve J. Spears (22 January 1951 – 16 October 2007) was an Australian playwright, actor, writer and singer. His most famous work was The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin (1976). He was cited as "one of Australia's most celebrated playwrights". Sadly he passed away on October 16th 2007 at the age of 56 from brain cancer. He played the part of Lion on Magic Mountain (TV series)