John gay

John Gay (30 June – 4 December ) was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. [2] He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera (), a ballad opera. [3].

John Gay (born June 30, , Barnstaple, Devon, Eng.—died Dec. 4, , London) was an English poet and dramatist, chiefly remembered as the author of The Beggar’s Opera, a work distinguished by good-humoured satire and technical assurance.