Steve J. Spears - Acting

Steve J. Spears

Personal Info

Birthday

1951-01-22 - 74 years old

Date of Death

2007-10-16

Place of Birth

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Gender

Male

Biography

Steven John Peter 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". Spears studied law at the University of Adelaide, but through writing and performing student revues, was distracted into a career in the theatre. Spears died in Aldinga, South Australia, from brain cancer in 2007. He was 56.