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John Gay

John Gay
John Gay, English poet and playwright (d. 1732)

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.

30 June 1685

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