Savoy (disambiguation)
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Savoy or The Savoy may refer to:
  • Savoy, a type of cabbage
    Cabbage
    Cabbage is a popular cultivar of the species Brassica oleracea Linne of the Family Brassicaceae and is a leafy green vegetable...

     which has curly leaves
  • Savoy crackers, made by Arnott's Biscuits Holdings
    Arnott's Biscuits Holdings
    Arnott's Biscuits Holdings , is a subsidiary of the Campbell Soup Company of the United States.In Australia Arnott's is the largest producer of biscuits and the second-largest supplier of snack food.-History:...

    , sold in South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania, Australia
  • Savoy Declaration
    Savoy Declaration
    The Savoy Declaration is a modification of the Westminster Confession of Faith . Its full title is A Declaration of the Faith and Order owned and practiced in the Congregational Churches in England. It was drawn up in October 1658 by English Independents meeting at the Savoy Palace, London.-The...

    , reformed statement of faith and modification to the Westminster Confession
  • Savoy Operation
    Savoy Operation
    The Savoy Hotel Attack was a terrorist attack by members of the Palestine Liberation Organization against the Savoy Hotel in Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 4–5, 1975.- The attack :...

    , 1975 PLO terrorist attack at the Savoy Hotel, Tel-Aviv, Israel
  • Plymouth Savoy
    Plymouth Savoy
    The Plymouth Savoy is an automobile produced by the Plymouth division of the Chrysler Corporation of Highland Park, Michigan.Plymouth used the name Savoy on several automobiles. From 1951-1953, the Savoy name was used on a station wagon, upgrading the base model Suburban...

    , an American automobile

People

  • Andy Savoy
    Andy Savoy
    -Early life:Savoy was raised in the Perth-Andover, New Brunswick area and educated at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton where he earned a Bachelor of Science in engineering as well as a Masters of Business Administration.-Entrance to politics:...

     (born 1963), Canadian politician and engineer
  • Gene Savoy
    Gene Savoy
    Douglas Eugene "Gene" Savoy was an American explorer, author, religious leader, and theologian. He served as Head Bishop of the International Community of Christ, Church of the Second Advent from 1971 until his passing...

     (1927-2009), American author and explorer
  • Marc Savoy
    Marc Savoy
    Marc Savoy is an American musician, and builder and player of the Cajun accordion.Savoy holds a degree in chemical engineering but his primary income is derived from his accordion-making business, based at his Savoy Music Center in Eunice, Louisiana. His wife is the singer and guitarist Ann Savoy,...

     (born 1940), Cajun accordionist and accordion maker
  • Nick Savoy
    Nick Savoy
    Nick Savoy is a Canadian businessman, author, and dating coach. He is the President and Program Leader of Love Systems and author of Magic Bullets.-Biography:...

     (born 1974), American entrepreneur
  • Prince Eugene of Savoy
    Prince Eugene of Savoy
    Prince Eugene of Savoy , was one of the most successful military commanders in modern European history, rising to the highest offices of state at the Imperial court in Vienna. Born in Paris to aristocratic Italian parents, Eugene grew up around the French court of King Louis XIV...

     (1663-1736), Austrian Habsburg military leader
  • Teresa Ann Savoy
    Teresa Ann Savoy
    Teresa Ann Savoy, FRSA is a British-born actress. She has appeared in a number of Italian films.-Biography:Savoy was 18 years old when she appeared in the Italian adult magazine Playmen , using an alias of "Terry"...

     (born 1955), British-born actress

Places

  • Savoy
    Savoy
    Savoy is a region of France. It comprises roughly the territory of the Western Alps situated between Lake Geneva in the north and Monaco and the Mediterranean coast in the south....

    , a historical region in western Europe
    • Duchy of Savoy
      Duchy of Savoy
      From 1416 to 1847, the House of Savoy ruled the eponymous Duchy of Savoy . The Duchy was a state in the northern part of the Italian Peninsula, with some territories that are now in France. It was a continuation of the County of Savoy...

      , that ruled there in the Middle Ages
    • House of Savoy
      House of Savoy
      The House of Savoy was formed in the early 11th century in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, it grew from ruling a small county in that region to eventually rule the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 until the end of World War II, king of Croatia and King of Armenia...

      , dynasty of nobles who traditionally had their domain there

  • See also : Savoie (disambiguation)
    Savoie (disambiguation)
    Savoie and Haute-Savoie are two French departments located in the Rhône-Alpes region in the French Alps.Pays de Savoie is used to name them as a whole entity.Related articles :* Communes of the Savoie department, a list...



India
  • Savoy Hotel (Mussoorie), built in 1902 on a hill station in Uttarakhand state


Ireland
  • The Savoy Cinema, Dublin


Malta
  • Savoy, a zone of Sliema
    Sliema
    Tas-Sliema is a city located on the northeast coast of Malta. It is a centre for shopping, restaurants and café life. Tas-Sliema is also a major commercial and residential area and houses several of Malta's most modern hotels. Tas-Sliema, which means 'peace, comfort', was once a quiet fishing...



Russia
  • Savoy Hotel (Moscow)
    Savoy Hotel (Moscow)
    The Savoy Hotel Moscow is a Russian historical hotel in the Moscow city center, re-opened after major renovation in 2005. The symbol of the hotel is salamander.-Location:, at 3/6, b.1, Rozhdestvenka, Moscow, 109012, Russia.-History:...

    , in Central Moscow


South Africa
  • Savoy Estate, Gauteng
    Savoy Estate, Gauteng
    Savoy Estate is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 3....

    , a suburb of Johannesburg


United Kingdom
  • Savoy Hotel
    Savoy Hotel
    The Savoy Hotel is a hotel located on the Strand, in the City of Westminster in central London. Built by impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte with profits from his Gilbert and Sullivan operas, the hotel opened on 6 August 1889. It was the first in the Savoy group of hotels and restaurants owned by...

    • Savoy Palace
      Savoy Palace
      The Savoy Palace was considered the grandest nobleman's residence of medieval London, until it was destroyed in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. It fronted the Strand, on the site of the present Savoy Theatre and the Savoy Hotel that memorialise its name...

    • Precinct of the Savoy
    • Savoy Pier
      Savoy Pier
      The Savoy Pier is located just to the south of the Savoy Hotel on the river Thames, and not far from the site of the old Savoy Wharf. The pier is the central London base of Woods River Cruises. The pier was designed by Beckett Rankine in 1998 as a temporary structure and is an unusual design being...

    • Savoy Theatre
      Savoy Theatre
      The Savoy Theatre is a West End theatre located in the Strand in the City of Westminster, London, England. The theatre opened on 10 October 1881 and was built by Richard D'Oyly Carte on the site of the old Savoy Palace as a showcase for the popular series of comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan,...

  • The Savoy, a former name of the Safari Cinema
    Safari Cinema
    Safari Cinema was at 225 London Road in Broad Green, Croydon. During part of its life it was owned by the Associated British Cinemas chain.- History :...

     in Croydon, demolished 2005


United States
  • Savoy, Illinois
    Savoy, Illinois
    Savoy is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of the city of Champaign, Illinois. The population was 7,280 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Savoy is located at ....

  • Savoy, Massachusetts
    Savoy, Massachusetts
    Savoy is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 705 at the 2000 census.- History :...

  • Savoy, Texas
    Savoy, Texas
    Savoy is a city in Fannin County, Texas, United States. The population was 850 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Savoy is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

  • Savoy, Wisconsin
    Savoy, Wisconsin
    Savoy is a ghost town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States. Savoy was located in the town of Maxville near the Chippewa River, west-southwest of the community of Maxville....

    , a ghost town
  • Savoy Ballroom
    Savoy Ballroom
    The Savoy Ballroom, located in Harlem, New York City, was a medium sized ballroom for music and public dancing that was in operation from March 12, 1926 to July 10, 1958. It was located between 140th and 141st Streets on Lenox Avenue....

    , in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City
  • The Savoy (Indianapolis, Indiana), included on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Center Township, Marion County, Indiana
    National Register of Historic Places listings in Center Township, Marion County, Indiana
    This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Center Township, Marion County, Indiana.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Center Township, Marion County, Indiana, United States...


Entertainment

  • Savoy opera
    Savoy opera
    The Savoy Operas denote a style of comic opera that developed in Victorian England in the late 19th century, with W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan as the original and most successful practitioners. The name is derived from the Savoy Theatre, which impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte built to house...

    , meaning comic opera in the style of Gilbert and Sullivan, as performed at the Savoy Theatre until about 1903
  • Savoy (band)
    Savoy (band)
    Savoy are a Norwegian-American rock trio consisting of Paul Waaktaar-Savoy , Lauren Savoy and Frode Unneland...

    , Norwegian-American rock trio, featuring Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and his wife Lauren Savoy
  • Savoy Bearcats
    Savoy Bearcats
    The Savoy Bearcats were an eleven-piece jazz band, led by Leon Abbey, which was the house band at the Savoy Ballroom in New York City from its opening in 1926 to 1928. The band's name was changed from the Charleston Bearcats while they were at the Savoy...

    , American jazz band
  • Savoy Brown
    Savoy Brown
    Savoy Brown, originally known as the Savoy Brown Blues Band, are a British blues rock band, formed in 1965, in Battersea, South West London...

    , British blues band
  • Savoy Pictures
    Savoy Pictures
    Savoy Pictures Inc. was an independent motion picture company in operation from 1992 to 1997.-History:Victor A. Kaufman became chairman and chief executive officer of Savoy Pictures in 1992 along with vice chairman executive, Lewis J. Korman...

    , independent motion picture company in operation from 1992 to 1997
  • Savoy Records
    Savoy Records
    Savoy Records is an American record label specializing in jazz, R&B and gospel. Starting in the mid 1940s, Savoy played an important part in popularizing bebop.Savoy Records is an American record label specializing in jazz, R&B and gospel. Starting in the mid 1940s, Savoy played an important part...

    , two record labels, one in the USA (mostly jazz), and the other in the UK (mostly rock)
  • "Savoy Truffle
    Savoy Truffle
    "Savoy Truffle" is a song written by George Harrison and performed by The Beatles on their album The Beatles, also known as The White Album.-Origin:...

    ", song by George Harrison
  • Sovay
    Sovay
    Sovay is a traditional English folk song about a young woman who dresses and arms herself as a highwayman in order to test her suitor. In disguise she robs her suitor of nearly all his possessions, but even under threat of death he refuses to give up the gold ring given by Sovay, thus proving...

    , a folk song in which a woman puts her "true love" to a test

Literature

  • Hotel Savoy (novel), by Joseph Roth
    Joseph Roth
    Joseph Roth, born Moses Joseph Roth , was an Austrian journalist and novelist, best known for his family saga Radetzky March about the decline and fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and for his novel of Jewish life, Job as well as the seminal essay 'Juden auf Wanderschaft' translated in...

  • Savoy (magazine), Chicago-based "National Affluent African-American Magazine"
  • The Savoy (periodical)
    The Savoy (periodical)
    This article is about the former British magazine, for other uses, see Savoy The Savoy was a magazine of literature, art, and criticism published in 1896 in London. It featured work by authors such as W. B. Yeats, Max Beerbohm, Joseph Conrad, and Aubrey Beardsley. Only eight issues of the magazine...

    , 1896 London literary magazine
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