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Encyclopedia > Scrooge

Scrooge is the surname of Ebenezer Scrooge, the selfish and miserly protagonist of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. "Scrooge" has since come into general usage as a term for any person who is stingy, antisocial, or lacking in "Christmas spirit." Ebenezer Scrooge encounters Ignorance and Want in A Christmas Carol Ebenezer Scrooge is the main character in Charles Dickens 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. ... A Christmas Carol (full title: A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas) is Charles Dickens little Christmas Book first published on December 19,[1] 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. ...


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Among film adaptations of A Christmas Carol:

  • Scrooge (1935 film), a 1935 film featuring Seymor Hicks.
  • Scrooge (1938 film), a 1938 film featuring Reginald Owen.
  • Scrooge (1951 film), a 1951 film featuring Alastair Sim.
  • Scrooge (1970 film), a 1970 musical film starring Albert Finney.
  • Scrooge (1984 film), a 1984 film starring George C. Scott.
  • Scrooged, a 1988 film starring Bill Murray.
  • Scrooge: The Musical, a 1992 stage musical adapted from the 1970 film starring Anthony Newley.

Scrooge can also refer to: Scrooge (1951) is one of the best-known and most acclaimed film adaptations of Charles Dickenss A Christmas Carol. ... The 1970 movie Scrooge was a musical film adaptation of Charles Dickens classic 1843 story, A Christmas Carol. ... Scrooged is a hit 1988 comedy film based on Charles Dickens classic story, A Christmas Carol, and follows the Dickens story closely, but sets it in modern times. ...

  • Scrooge McDuck, a Disney cartoon character who also bears a miserly personality.
  • RT-20 (NATO reporting name: SS-15 Scrooge), an intercontinental ballistic missile developed by the Soviet Union.

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Ebenezer Scrooge: Information from Answers.com (929 words)
This is relevant to Scrooge, because it shows the beginnings of his lack of socialization and empathy.
Scrooge has only resentment for the poor, thinking many would be better off dead, "decreasing the surplus population", and praise for the Victorian era workhouses.
Scrooge (the uncle of Donald Duck) was named in tribute to Dickens' character.
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