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." In the story he is visited by the three spirits of Christmas.
Scrooge can refer to:
- Scrooge (1935 film), a film featuring Seymour Hicks
- Scrooge (1951 film), a film featuring Alastair Sim
- Scrooge (1970 film), a musical film starring Albert Finney
- Scrooged, a 1988 film starring Bill Murray
- Scrooge: The Musical, a 1992 stage musical adapted from the 1970 film starring Albert Finney
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