A prop gravestone for Charles Dickens's character Ebenezer Scrooge which appeared in the 1984 film A Christmas Carol has been destroyed.

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Bah, humbug! Vandal smashes Ebenezer Scrooge's tombstone used in 'A Christmas Carol' movie

It was left in a Shrewsbury cemetery after filming ended on a 1984 adaptation of A Christmas Carol.

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Ebenezer Scrooge's gravestone in Shrewsbury smashed to pieces

The gravestone, which was a prop in the 1984 film A Christmas Carol, has become a tourist attraction in Shrewsbury, where it was filmed.

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Prop gravestone of Dickens’ character Scrooge destroyed weeks before Christmas

If life imitates art, a vandal may be haunted by The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come for smashing a tombstone that marked the fictional grave of Ebenezer Scrooge in the English countryside.

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LONDON (AP) — If life imitates art, a vandal may be haunted by The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come for smashing a tombstone that marked the fictional grave of Ebenezer Scrooge in the English countryside. Police in Shrewsbury are investigating how the grave marker, in place for 40 years after being used as a […]

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The famous gravestone of 'Ebenezer Scrooge' was smashed to pieces by vandals.The stone has been a popular tourist attraction in Shrewsbury since being used as a prop in the 1984 film.

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Fury in UK town as Ebenezer Scrooge's grave defaced by vandals

If life imitates art, a vandal in the English countryside may be haunted by The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

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LONDON (AP) — If life imitates art, a vandal in the English countryside may be haunted by The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. Police in the town of Shrewsbury are investigating how a tombstone at the fictional grave of Ebenezer Scrooge was destroyed. The movie prop used in the 1984 adaption of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” had become a tourist attraction. The film starred George C. Scott as the cold-hearted curmudgeon who is visited by th…

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Police in Shrewsbury, England are investigating how film prop, which was used in 1984 adaptation of Charles Dickens’ story, was destroyed.

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Vandal smashes Ebenezer Scrooge’s tombstone used in ‘A Christmas Carol’ film

Shrewsbury is discussing what should be done with the "hugely popular" tourist attraction, town clerk Helen Ball said. "You can't see that it says Ebenezer Scrooge at the moment because it's so damaged. It's hugely disrespectful," she added.

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Prop Ebenezer Scrooge gravestone used in A Christmas Carol film destroyed

LONDON (AP) — If life imitates art, a vandal may be haunted by The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come for smashing a tombstone that marked the fictional grave of Ebenezer Scrooge in the English countryside. Police in Shrewsbury are investigating how the grave marker, in place for 40 years after being used as a movie prop in “A Christmas Carol,” was destroyed. The 1984 film, one of dozens of adaptations of the Charles Dickens’ classic, starred George…

Prop Ebenezer Scrooge gravestone used in A Christmas Carol film destroyed

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