English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club
1685 CE to 1732 CE
John Gay (30 June 1685 – 4 December 1732) 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, become household names.
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