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John Gay(1685-1732)

  • Writer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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John Gay was born on 30 June 1685 in Barnstaple, Devon, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Emma (1996), Pink String and Sealing Wax (1945) and The Beggar's Opera (1953). He died on 4 December 1732 in London, England, UK.
BornJune 30, 1685
DiedDecember 4, 1732(47)
BornJune 30, 1685
DiedDecember 4, 1732(47)
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Known for

Gwyneth Paltrow in Emma (1996)
Emma
6.6
  • Soundtrack("Virgins Are Like the Fair Flower")
  • 1996
Googie Withers in Pink String and Sealing Wax (1945)
Pink String and Sealing Wax
6.6
  • Music Department
  • 1945
The Beggar's Opera (1953)
The Beggar's Opera
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1953
Damon and Phyllida
TV Short
  • Writer
  • 1937

Credits

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Writer

  • Die Dreigroschenoper (2021)
    Die Dreigroschenoper
    TV Movie
    • based on the opera by
    • 2021
  • Acis and Galatea (2009)
    Acis and Galatea
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 2009
  • Josef Abrhám and Libuše Šafránková in The Beggar's Opera (1991)
    The Beggar's Opera
    6.9
    • libretto "The Beggar's Opera"
    • 1991
  • The Beggar's Opera (1983)
    The Beggar's Opera
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • by
    • 1983
  • Sarah Atkinson, Alan Dobie, and Albert Welling in The ITV Play (1968)
    The ITV Play
    TV Series
    • libretto
    • 1969
  • Die Bettleroper
    TV Movie
    • libretto "The Beggar's Opera"
    • 1967
  • The Beggar's Opera (1963)
    The Beggar's Opera
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1963
  • The Beggar's Opera (1953)
    The Beggar's Opera
    6.1
    • libretto
    • 1953
  • CBS Television Workshop (1952)
    CBS Television Workshop
    6.4
    TV Series
    • libretto
    • 1952
  • The Beggar's Opera
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1948
  • Polly
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1947
  • The Beggar's Opera
    TV Movie
    • by
    • 1946
  • Damon and Phyllida
    TV Short
    • written by
    • 1937
  • Polly
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1937

Music Department

  • Gwyda Donhowe in Music of Williamsburg (1960)
    Music of Williamsburg
    Short
    • composer of music for the opera
    • 1960
  • Googie Withers in Pink String and Sealing Wax (1945)
    Pink String and Sealing Wax
    6.6
    • songs by
    • 1945

Soundtrack

  • Noah Watts in Assassin's Creed III (2012)
    Assassin's Creed III
    7.9
    Video Game
    • writer: "If Any Wench Venus' Girdle Wear" (uncredited)
    • 2012
  • A Harlot's Progress (2006)
    A Harlot's Progress
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • lyrics: "Virgins are Like the Fair Flower (The Beggar's Opera)"
    • 2006
  • Max Beesley and Samantha Morton in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1997)
    The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • lyrics: "Air XX, The Beggar's Opera: March in Rinaldo"
    • writer: "Air XX, The Beggar's Opera: March in Rinaldo"
    • 1997
  • Kate Beckinsale in Emma (1996)
    Emma
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • lyrics: "Over the Hills and Far Away" (uncredited)
    • 1996
  • Gwyneth Paltrow in Emma (1996)
    Emma
    6.6
    • Soundtrack ("Virgins Are Like the Fair Flower")
    • 1996
  • Poldark (1975)
    Poldark
    8.3
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "How Happy Could I Be With Either" (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Jennifer Bishop, Aleshia Brevard, Leslie McRay, and Russ Tamblyn in The Female Bunch (1971)
    The Female Bunch
    4.3
    • lyrics: "Two Lonely People"
    • music: "Two Lonely People"
    • 1971
  • Civilisation (1969)
    Civilisation
    8.7
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "In the days of my youth" (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Pride and Prejudice (1967)
    Pride and Prejudice
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Soundtrack ("O ponder well! Be not severe")
    • 1967
  • Googie Withers in Pink String and Sealing Wax (1945)
    Pink String and Sealing Wax
    6.6
    • writer: "Virtue's Treasure" (uncredited)
    • 1945

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 30, 1685
    • Barnstaple, Devon, England, UK
  • Died
    • December 4, 1732
    • London, England, UK
  • Other works
    The Beggar's Opera
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    • 4 Print Biographies

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