John Gay
✶June 30, 1685
†December 4, 1732
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✶June 30, 1685
†December 4, 1732
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John Gay was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera (1728), a ballad opera. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, became household names.
English poet and playwright (1685–1732)
Biography from the article John Gay on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.