Scrooge is a common English term for a miserly person, by reference to the fictional character Ebenezer Scrooge, the selfish and miserly protagonist of Charles Dickens' 1843 novel A Christmas Carol. The name is thought to have been inspired by Dickens' misreading of a tombstone erected to a man with the surname Scroggie.
It may refer to:
- Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost, a 1901 silent film
- Scrooge (1913 film), a film featuring Seymour Hicks
- 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 (musical), a 1992 stage musical adapted from the 1970 film
Scrooge can also refer to:
- Scrooge McDuck, a Disney cartoon and comics character who also bears a miserly personality
- Scrooge McDuck and Money
- Scrooge McDuck universe
- Scrooge McRock, Grand Buffet album, 1997
- RT-20 (missile) (NATO reporting name: SS-15 Scrooge), an intercontinental ballistic missile developed by the Soviet Union
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