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Ebenezer Scrooge (/ˌɛbᵻˈniːzər ˈskruːdʒ/) is the focal character of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol. At the beginning of the novella, Scrooge is a cold-hearted miser who despises Christmas. Dickens describes him thus: "The cold within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, made his eyes red, his thin lips blue, and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice...". His last name has come into the English language as a byword for miserliness and misanthropy. The tale of his redemption by the three Ghosts of Christmas (Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, and Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come) has become a defining tale of the Christmas holiday in the English-speaking world. Ebenezer Scrooge is arguably both one of the most famous characters created by Charles Dickens and one of the most famous in English literature.
Scrooge's catchphrase, "Bah, humbug!" is often used to express disgust with many of the modern Christmas traditions.
Donald John Trump, Sr. (born June 14, 1946) is an American businessperson and media personality. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's career, branding efforts, personal life, wealth, and outspoken manner have made him famous throughout the country. Since 2015, he is also a candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 election.
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Scrooge McDuck is a cartoon character created in 1947 as a work-for-hire by Carl Barks for The Walt Disney Company. Scrooge is an elderly Scottish anthropomorphic Pekin duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a red or blue frock coat, top hat, pince-nez glasses, and spats. He is portrayed in animations as speaking with a slight Scottish accent, also sometimes known as a Scottish burr. His dominant character trait is his thrift, and within the context of the fictional Duck universe, he is the world's richest person.
Named after Ebenezer Scrooge from the 1843 novel A Christmas Carol, Scrooge is a wealthy Scottish business magnate and tycoon. He was in his first few appearances characterized as a greedy miser and antihero (as Charles Dickens' original Scrooge was), but in later comics and animated shorts and the modern day he is more often portrayed as a charitable and thrifty hero, adventurer, explorer, and philanthropist. Scrooge was created by Barks as a comic book character originally as an antagonist for Donald Duck, first appearing in the 1947 Four Color story "Christmas on Bear Mountain" (#178). The character soon became so popular that McDuck became a major figure of the Duck universe. In 1952 he was given his own comic book series, called Uncle Scrooge, which still runs today. Scrooge was most famously drawn by his creator Carl Barks, and later by Don Rosa. Comics have remained Scrooge's primary medium, although he has also appeared in animated cartoons, most extensively in the television series DuckTales (1987–1990).
Actors: Colin Baker (actor), Paul Kelleher (actor), Ian Cullen (actor), Colin McFarlane (actor), Sarah Jane Honeywell (actress), Barnaby Edwards (actor), Jane Tucker (actress), Sarah Barzyk (actress), Julie Neesam (actress), Lydia Saunders (actor), Oliver Fabian (actor), Malcolm Lord (actor), Trevor Glenn (actor), Chris Clark (actor), Trevor Glenn (producer),
Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller,Actors: Kevin MacLeod (composer), Adam Carbone (actor), Adam Carbone (producer), Adam Carbone (director), Adam Carbone (composer), Adam Carbone (editor), Adam Carbone (writer), Beatriz Lopez (actress), Richard Lebeau (producer), Richard Lebeau (actor), Ray Boutin (actor), Evan Lewis (actor), Mary Tennant (actress), Edward Patrick (actor), Joe McCormick (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Charles Dickens (writer), Marco Chiappetta (director), Marco Chiappetta (editor), Marco Chiappetta (writer), Marco Chiappetta (actor), Marco Chiappetta (producer), Lamberto Lambertini (actor), Rita Santamaria (actress), Luigi Giuliani (actor), Raffaele Ricciardi (actor), Antonio Petrosino (actor), Davide Ursi (editor), Gianmarco Maggesi (actor), Alessandra Crispino (actress), Stefano Musco (actor),
Plot: Scrooge, greedy and crabby notary, mistreats everyone - his clerk Cratchit, his nephew Fred, a beggar - and hates everything in life, above all Christmas. But in Christmas Eve night, the ghost of his former partner Jacob Marley, died seven years before and damned for eternity, visits him and warns him that the only hope for him to be safe and get redemption is to follow that very night three spirits who'll take him in a journey in his past, his present and his future, to try to change him.
Keywords: based-on-novel, charles-dickens, christmas, christmas-hater, disneyphile, greed, independent-film, naples-italy, redemption, silent-movieActors: Charlotte Engel (producer), Gerry Potter (miscellaneous crew), David Rosfeld (miscellaneous crew), Derek Sharplin (editor), David Balcon (producer), David Balcon (producer), David Balcon (miscellaneous crew), Maria Alexopoulos (miscellaneous crew), Steve Glassman (miscellaneous crew), Ken Brown (actor), Tim Folkmann (director), Tim Folkmann (producer), Gail Yakemchuk (producer), Tom Roschkov (actor), John Armstrong (producer),
Genres: Musical,Actors: Tom McBeath (actor), Scott McNeil (actor), Garry Chalk (actor), Garry Chalk (actor), Garry Chalk (actor), Terry Klassen (actor), Michael Donovan (actor), Michael Donovan (actor), Michael Donovan (actor), Michael Donovan (actor), Michael Donovan (actor), Ian James Corlett (actor), Philip Maurice Hayes (actor), Michael Donovan (actor), Jesse Moss (actor),
Genres: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy,Actors: Pierre Boutron (director), Michel Bouquet (actor), Pierre Clémenti (actor), Franck de la Personne (actor), David Gabison (actor), Jean Martin (actor), Georges Wilson (actor), Jeanne Herviale (actress), Pierre Boutron (writer), Charles Dickens (writer), Pierre Olaf (actor), Manuel Bonnet (actor), Frédérique Ruchaud (actress), Pierre Cadot (costume designer), Marie-Christine Rousseau (actress),
Genres: Drama, Fantasy,Actors: Dean Jones (actor), Charles Dickens (writer), James P. Schumacher (writer), John Worre (composer), John Worre (producer), Debbie Anderson (actress), James P. Schumacher (writer), Robert Whitesel (actor), Eric Worre (actor), Donna Bittner (actress), Alida Bradley (actress), Melanie Burve (actress), Mary Hammarland (actress), Karin Merkouris (actress), Sara Renner (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Musical,Actors: Charles Dickens (writer), Josie Lawrence (actress), Josie Lawrence (actress), Josie Lawrence (actress), Josie Lawrence (actress), Josie Lawrence (actress), Josie Lawrence (actress), Jackson Frost (producer), Paul Milikin (actor), Paul Milikin (actor), Paul Milikin (actor), Paul Milikin (actor), Gary Thomas Jr. (actor), Gary Thomas Jr. (actor), Gary Thomas Jr. (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Les Tremayne (actor), Charles Dickens (writer), Jim Backus (actor), Jim Backus (actor), John Hart (actor), John Hart (actor), Royal Dano (actor), Paul Frees (actor), Paul Frees (actor), Paul Frees (actor), Paul Frees (actor), Paul Frees (actor), John Hart (actor), Morey Amsterdam (actor), Morey Amsterdam (actor),
Plot: An animated, magical, musical version of Dickens' timeless classic "A Christmas Carol." The nearsighted Mr. Magoo doesn't have a ghost of a chance as Ebenezer Scrooge, unless he learns the true meaning of Christmas from the three spirits who haunt him one Christmas Eve.
Keywords: actor, based-on-novel, blindness, bookkeeper, broadway-manhattan-new-york-city, castle-thunder, character-name-in-title, charles-dickens, christmas, christmas-eveActors: Charles Dickens (writer), David Carradine (actor), John Carradine (actor), Eva Marie Saint (actress), Helen Stenborg (actress), Ray Morgan (actor), Ray Morgan (actor), Frank Bunetta (miscellaneous crew), David P. Lewis (writer), Somar Alberg (actor), Jonathan Marlowe (actor), James Caddigan (director), Bernard Hughes (actor), Sam Fertig (actor),
Genres: Drama, Fantasy,