Scrooge

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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."

Scrooge can refer to:

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 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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