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==Nicknames==
"The Grey Lady" is a nickname for:
*''[[The New York Times]]'' newspaper, referring to its historical tendency to present a higher-than-usual proportion of [[Copy (written)|copy]] to graphics
*[[Nantucket]], an island off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts
*A submarine's [[periscope]], especially in the phrase "dancing with the grey lady"


==Ghosts==
==Films==
*[[The Grey Lady (film)|''The Grey Lady'' (film)]], 1937 German film also known as ''Sherlock Holmes: The Grey Lady''
"The Grey Lady" is a name which has been used for numerous ghosts, both alleged real hauntings and fictional spirits:
*[[Grey Lady (film)|''Grey Lady'' (film)]], 2017 American film directed by John Shea


==Folklore==
*in [[Bishops Stortford]], Hertfordshire, England
*Grey Lady, a ghost reputed to haunt [[Rufford Old Hall]], Lancashire, England
*at [[Cumberland College, Otago|Cumberland College]], in Dunedin, New Zealand
*Grey Lady, a ghost reputed to haunt [[Theatre Royal, Bath]], England
*in [[Denbigh Castle]], Denbighshire, Wales
*Grey Lady, a ghost reputed to haunt [[Fort St. Angelo]], Birgu, Malta
*at [[Glamis Castle]], Angus, Scotland
*The Grey Lady, a spirit reputed to haunt [[Cumberland College, Otago|Cumberland College]], in Dunedin, New Zealand
*at [[Rufford Old Hall]], Lancashire, England
*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==
;Fictional ghosts
*The Gray Lady, a spirit from ''[[Ghostbusters (franchise)|Ghostbusters]]''
*The Gray Lady, a spirit from ''[[Ghostbusters (franchise)|Ghostbusters]]''
*"The Grey Lady" from ''[[The Good Witch]]'', a Hallmark made-for-TV movie
*The Grey Lady, a character in ''[[The Good Witch]]''
*The Grey Lady, a character in ''Harry Potter''; see [[Hogwarts staff#The Grey Lady|Hogwarts staff]]
*''[[Hogwarts staff#The Grey Lady|The Grey Lady]]'', nickname for Helena Ravenclaw, the ghost of Ravenclaw House in the ''Harry Potter'' novels


==Other uses==
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*{{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==
*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

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Latest revision as of 10:52, 8 November 2024

(The) Grey Lady or (The) Gray Lady may refer to:

Films

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Other uses

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  • 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