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==Nicknames== |
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"The Grey Lady" is a nickname for: |
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*''[[The New York Times]]'' newspaper, referring to its historical tendency to present a higher-than-usual proportion of text to graphics |
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*[[Nantucket]], an island off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts |
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*A submarine's [[periscope]], especially in the phrase "dancing with the grey lady" |
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==Films== |
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*[[The Grey Lady (film)|''The Grey Lady'' (film)]], 1937 German film also known as ''Sherlock Holmes: The Grey Lady'' |
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"The Grey (or Gray) Lady" is a name which has been used for numerous ghosts, both alleged real hauntings and fictional spirits: |
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*[[Grey Lady (film)|''Grey Lady'' (film)]], 2017 American film directed by John Shea |
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==Folklore== |
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*at [[Glamis Castle]], Angus, Scotland |
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*Grey Lady, a ghost reputed to haunt [[Rufford Old Hall]], Lancashire, England |
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*Grey Lady, a ghost reputed to haunt [[Theatre Royal, Bath]], England |
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*in [[Denbigh Castle]], Denbighshire, Wales |
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*Grey Lady, a ghost reputed to haunt [[Fort St. Angelo]], Birgu, Malta |
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*in [[Bishops Stortford]], Hertfordshire, England |
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*The Grey Lady, a spirit reputed to haunt [[Cumberland College, Otago|Cumberland College]], in Dunedin, New Zealand |
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*The Gray Lady Ghost, reputed to haunt the old parsonage in [[Sims, North Dakota]], United States |
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*The Grey Lady, a ghost reputed to haunt the [[Dark Hedges]], County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
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*The Grey Lady, a ghost reputed to haunt [[Gainsborough Old Hall]], Lincolnshire, England |
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==Entertainment== |
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;Fictional ghosts |
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*The Gray Lady, a spirit from ''[[Ghostbusters (franchise)|Ghostbusters]]'' |
*The Gray Lady, a spirit from ''[[Ghostbusters (franchise)|Ghostbusters]]'' |
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*''[[Hogwarts staff#The Grey Lady|The Grey Lady]]'', nickname for Helena Ravenclaw, the ghost of Ravenclaw House in the ''Harry Potter'' novels |
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*The Grey Lady, a character in ''Harry Potter''; see [[Hogwarts staff#The Grey Lady|Hogwarts staff]] |
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==Other uses== |
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*{{MV|Grey Lady}}, American catamaran ferry |
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*A member of the [[Gray Ladies]], volunteers working with the American Red Cross in WWII |
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*The Gray Lady, a nickname for ''[[The New York Times]]'' |
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==See also== |
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*The Old Grey Lady, a nickname for [[Legion Field]] in Birmingham, Alabama, US |
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*The Little Grey Lady of the Sea, a nickname for [[Nantucket Island]], Massachusetts, US |
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Latest revision as of 10:52, 8 November 2024
Look up Grey Lady in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
(The) Grey Lady or (The) Gray Lady may refer to:
Films
[edit]- The Grey Lady (film), 1937 German film also known as Sherlock Holmes: The Grey Lady
- Grey Lady (film), 2017 American film directed by John Shea
Folklore
[edit]- Grey Lady, a ghost reputed to haunt Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire, England
- Grey Lady, a ghost reputed to haunt Theatre Royal, Bath, England
- Grey Lady, a ghost reputed to haunt Fort St. Angelo, Birgu, Malta
- The Grey Lady, a spirit reputed to haunt Cumberland College, in Dunedin, New Zealand
- The Gray Lady Ghost, reputed to haunt the old parsonage in Sims, North Dakota, United States
- The Grey Lady, a ghost reputed to haunt the Dark Hedges, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
- The Grey Lady, a ghost reputed to haunt Gainsborough Old Hall, Lincolnshire, England
Entertainment
[edit]- The Gray Lady, a spirit from Ghostbusters
- The Grey Lady, a character in The Good Witch
- The Grey Lady, a character in Harry Potter; see Hogwarts staff
Other uses
[edit]- MV Grey Lady, American catamaran ferry
- A member of the Gray Ladies, volunteers working with the American Red Cross in WWII
- The Gray Lady, a nickname for The New York Times
See also
[edit]- The Old Grey Lady, a nickname for Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, US
- The Little Grey Lady of the Sea, a nickname for Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, US