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...
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John Gay (1685–1732) was an English poet and dramatist. John Gay may also refer to: John Gay (philosopher) (1699–1745), English philosopher John Gay (photographer)...
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company was renamed Mount Gay Distilleries, incorporating the beloved Sir John Gay Alleyne's middle name. In 1757, Sir John Gay Alleyne was elected to the...
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John Gay (1699–1745), a cousin of the poet John Gay, was an English philosopher, biblical scholar and Church of England clergyman. The greatest happiness...
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John Gay (April 1, 1924 – February 4, 2017) was an American screenwriter, born in Whittier, California. Gay began his career writing episodes for television...
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John Gayer or John Gayre may refer to: John Gayer (MP) (by 1532–71), English MP John Gayer (Lord Mayor of London) (fl. 1646) John Gayer (died 1711), English...
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Gay is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright...
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John Caius (born John Kays /ˈkiːz/; 6 October 1510 – 29 July 1573), also known as Johannes Caius and Ioannes Caius, was an English physician, and second...
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Farquhar's 1706 play The Recruiting Officer. A further version appears in John Gay's The Beggar's Opera of 1728. The words have changed over the years, as...
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Sir John Gay Alleyne, 1st Baronet (28 April 1724 – 1801) was a Barbadian politician and the first of the Alleyne baronets which still exists today. Alleyne...
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John Eamon Gay (born 7 November 1996) is a Canadian track and field Olympic Finalist who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. In June 2021, at...
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Salt Lake City, since the show's inception in 2020. Gay was born in Carmel, California to parents John & Susan (Carver) Deans. She grew up in the Church...
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Gay men are male homosexuals. Some bisexual and homoromantic men may dually identify as gay and a number of gay men also identify as queer. Historic terminology...
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John Gay (1813 – 15 September 1885) was an English surgeon. Gay was born at Wellington, Somerset. After a successful studentship at St. Bartholomew's...
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John Gay (born Hans Ludwig Göhler: 2 September 1909 in Karlsruhe, Germany – died 24 January 1999 in Highgate, London) was a photographer. Hans was an artistic...
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Gay is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Adelaide Gay (born 1989), American soccer goalkeeper Al Gay (1928–2013), British jazz tenor...
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Gay pornography is the representation of sexual activity between males. Its primary goal is sexual arousal in its audience. Softcore gay pornography also...
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John Gayer (by 1532 – 1571 or later), of St Mawes and Trenbrace in St Keverne, Cornwall, was an English lawyer and politician. He was a Member (MP) of...
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John Gay (died March 4, 1688) was a prominent early settler and selectman in Dedham, Massachusetts. Gay emigrated to America with John Winthrop on the...
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full-length work and a classic of English literature. The English dramatist John Gay remarked, "It is universally read, from the cabinet council to the nursery...
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A gay bathhouse, also known as a gay sauna or a gay steambath, is a public bath targeted towards gay and bisexual men. In gay slang, a bathhouse may be...
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David John Gay (born 10 March 1948) is an English former international rugby union player. Gay attended the City of Bath Technical School, from where he...
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A gay bar is a drinking establishment that caters to an exclusively or predominantly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ+) clientele;...
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Marvin Pentz Gay Sr. (October 1, 1914 – October 10, 1998) was an American Pentecostal minister. He was the father of recording artists Marvin Gaye and...
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come out as gay after doing so in his memoir Man in the Middle. Since then, he has been regarded as "one of the world's most high-profile gay athletes"...
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drama television miniseries directed by David Greene from a teleplay by John Gay, based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Joe McGinniss. The miniseries...
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Johann Pepusch's music for a 1920 production of The Beggar's Opera by John Gay, and its sequel Polly in 1922; and for his popularization of the melody...
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lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people. Gay villages often contain a number of gay-oriented establishments, such as gay bars and...
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Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope. Other members were John Gay, John Arbuthnot, Henry St. John and Thomas Parnell. The group was founded in 1714 and lasted...
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Polly (opera) (redirect from Polly (John Gay opera))
John Gay and music by Johann Christoph Pepusch. It is a sequel to Gay's The Beggar's Opera. Due to censorship, the opera was not performed in Gay's lifetime...
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