George C. Scott appeared in on film Dr. Strangelove, and played General Patton and which Dickens character in a 1984 adaptation?
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George C. Scott George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927 – September 22, 1999) was an American stage and film actor, director, and producer. He was best known for his stage work, as well as his portrayal of General George S. Patton in the film "Patton", as General Buck Turgidson in Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb", and as Ebenezer Scrooge in Clive Donner's 1984 film "A Christmas Carol".
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A Christmas Carol (1984 film) A Christmas Carol is a 1984 British-American made-for-television film adaptation of Charles Dickens' famous 1843 novella of the same name. The film is directed by Clive Donner, who had been an editor of the 1951 film "Scrooge", and stars George C. Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge.
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Theodore W. Brevard, Jr. Theodore Washington Brevard, Jr. (August 26, 1835, Tuskegee, AL– June 20, 1882, Tallahassee, FL) was an American military officer best known for having served in the Confederate States Army. During his tenure with the Confederate army, he eventually reached the rank of Brigadier-General. Brevard was captured by the forces of General George Custer and imprisoned at Johnson's Island. He later died in 1882.
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Tightrope (film) Tightrope is a 1984 American suspense thriller produced by and starring Clint Eastwood and written and directed by Richard Tuggle.
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George Washington (miniseries) George Washington is a 1984 television miniseries directed by Buzz Kulik. The miniseries, released in three parts, chronicles the life of George Washington, the 1st President of the United States, from age 11 to age 51. "George Washington" is based on the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
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Doctor Strange (2016 film) Doctor Strange is a 2016 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the fourteenth film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Scott Derrickson, who wrote it with Jon Spaihts and C. Robert Cargill, and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange, along with Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Michael Stuhlbarg, Benjamin Bratt, Scott Adkins, Mads Mikkelsen, and Tilda Swinton. In "Doctor Strange", surgeon Strange learns the mystic arts after a career-ending car accident.
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Charles King (general) Charles King (October 12, 1844 – March 17, 1933) was an American soldier and a distinguished writer.
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It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (film) It Came Upon the Midnight Clear is a 1984 American made-for-television Christmas drama film starring Mickey Rooney and Scott Grimes.
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Miss Havisham Miss Havisham is a character in the Charles Dickens novel "Great Expectations" (1861). She is a wealthy spinster, once jilted at the altar, who insists on wearing her wedding dress for the rest of her life. She lives in a ruined mansion with her adopted daughter, Estella. Dickens describes her as looking like "the witch of the place".
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The Lifted Veil The Lifted Veil is a novella by George Eliot, first published in 1859. Quite unlike the realistic fiction for which Eliot is best known, "The Lifted Veil" explores themes of extrasensory perception, the essence of physical life, possible life after death, and the power of fate. The novella is a significant part of the Victorian tradition of horror fiction, which includes such other examples as Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1886), and Bram Stoker's "Dracula" (1897).
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Charles Rochfort Scott Major-General Charles Rochfort Scott (c. 1790 – 1872) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.
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In the Ruins In the Ruins is a 1984 radio play by the British playwright Nick Dear, in which George III of the United Kingdom looks back on his life in 1817, the year before his death. It premiered on BBC Radio 3 in June 1984 and was adapted for the stage at the Bristol Old Vic in 1990, starring Patrick Malahide and directed by Paul Unwin.
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Everett Hughes (general) Everett Strait Hughes (October 21, 1885 – September 5, 1957) was a Major general in the United States Army best known for his close association with Dwight D. Eisenhower. Hughes was born in Ipswich, Dakota Territory, was a West Point graduate, and rose to become lieutenant general in the U.S. Army. He fought in a number of battles including the Mexican border war and World War I. During World War II he was one of George S. Patton's close friends and Eisenhower's "right-hand man" during the entire European campaign.
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Mary Webb Mary Gladys Webb (25 March 1881 – 8 October 1927) was an English romantic novelist and poet of the early 20th century, whose work is set chiefly in the Shropshire countryside and among Shropshire characters and people whom she knew. Her novels have been successfully dramatized, most notably the film "Gone to Earth" in 1950 by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. They inspired the famous parody "Cold Comfort Farm".
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A Christmas Carol (1999 film) A Christmas Carol is a 1999 British-American made-for-television film adaptation of Charles Dickens' famous novel "A Christmas Carol" that was first televised December 5, 1999 on TNT. It was directed by David Jones and stars Patrick Stewart as Ebenezer Scrooge and Richard E. Grant as Bob Cratchit. The film was produced after Patrick Stewart performed a series of successful theatrical readings of "A Christmas Carol" on Broadway and in London.
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Charles Erskine Scott Wood Charles Erskine Scott Wood or C.E.S. Wood (February 20, 1852January 22, 1944) was an American author, civil liberties advocate, artist, soldier, attorney, and Georgist. He is best known as the author of the 1927 satirical bestseller, "Heavenly Discourse".
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Laurence Harrington Laurence Harrington (born 30 September 1938) is a British actor who has played DS Probert in "Z-Cars", Lunar Guard in "Doctor Who", George Latimer in "Softly, Softly", the Lawyer in "The Sweeney", Jackson in "", Gary in "Agony", Jeff Sadler in "Boon", Cyril Harrington-Morse in "Lovejoy", Vic Lawson in "Love Hurts" and James Palfrey in "Dalziel and Pascoe". He has also guest-starred in "Agatha Christie's Poirot", "The Bill", "Casualty", "Holby City" and "Doctors", and appeared in films such as "The Boys in Blue" (1982), "Don't Open till Christmas" (1984), "Car Trouble" (1986), "Out of Order" (1987) and "Afraid of the Dark" (1991). Harrington also appeared in the British band Naked Eyes' 1984 music Video "(What) In the Name of Love".
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The Changeling (1980 film) The Changeling is a 1980 Canadian psychological horror film directed by Peter Medak and starring George C. Scott and Trish Van Devere (Scott's real-life wife). The movie's executive producers were Mario Kassar and Andrew Vajna; its screenplay is based upon events that writer Russell Hunter claimed he experienced while he was living in the Henry Treat Rogers mansion in Denver, Colorado.
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Dickens of London Dickens of London is a 1976 television miniseries from Yorkshire Television based on the life of English novelist Charles Dickens. Both Dickens and his father John were played by British actor Roy Dotrice. The series was written by Wolf Mankowitz and Marc Miller. In the United States, the series was shown in 1977.
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Scott Sowers Scott Sowers (born November 5, 1963) is an American actor. He is probably best known for his roles as Detective Parker in the late 1990s ABC series "Cracker" and for his role as Stanley Kowalski on stage in "A Streetcar Named Desire". He established the Signature Theatre Company in 1991, and the following year he won the LA Dramalogue Award for Performance for his role as the colonel in "A Few Good Men" at the Shubert Theatre. In film he has played some notable minor roles, such as a mercenary in "" (1995), a prison guard in "Dead Man Walking" (1995), and a condemned man in "True Grit" (2010). Aside from numerous dramatic readings for audiobooks, Sowers has also provided his voice for videogames such as "" (2003), "Manhunt 2" (2007) and "Homefront" (2011).
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Charles Douglas Jackson General Charles Douglas (C. D.) Jackson (March 16, 1902 – September 18, 1964) was an expert on psychological warfare who served in the Office of Strategic Services in World War II and later as Special Assistant to the President in the Eisenhower administration.
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John Elwes (politician) John Elwes [né Meggot or Meggott] (a.k.a. "Elwes the Miser"), MP (7 April 1714 – 26 November 1789) was a Member of Parliament (MP) in Great Britain for Berkshire (1772–1784) and a noted eccentric and miser, suggested to be an inspiration for the character of Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". Dickens made reference to Elwes some years later in his last novel, "Our Mutual Friend". Elwes was also believed to inspire William Harrison Ainsworth to create the character of John Scarfe in his novel "The Miser's Daughter".