Scrooge

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