Frank Cross

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Frank Cross is the cynical, work-obsessed television executive portrayed by Bill Murray in the 1988 Christmas comedy film "Scrooged," a modern retelling of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."

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Frank Cross canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
adaptationOfCharacterFrom A Christmas Carol (novella)
surface form: A Christmas Carol
appearsIn Scrooged
appearsInDirector film directed by Richard Donner
appearsInGenre Christmas comedy film
fantasy comedy film
appearsInYear 1988
basedOn Ebenezer Scrooge
characterArc from selfish and cruel to generous and compassionate
countryOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Michael O’Donoghue NERFINISHED
Mitch Glazer
createdFor Scrooged
employer IBC Television Network
hasAssistant Grace Cooley
hasBoss Preston Rhinelander
hasFormerPartner Claire Phillips
hasRelative James Cross
inspiredByWork A Christmas Carol (novella)
surface form: A Christmas Carol
jobTitle President of Programming
languageOfWork English
medium film
narrativeRole protagonist
notableAction produces a live Christmas Eve broadcast of A Christmas Carol
notableScene on-air Christmas Eve monologue about love and generosity
notableTrait dark sense of humor
ruthless management style
occupation television executive
personalityTrait cynical
work-obsessed
portrayedBy Bill Murray
romanticInterest Claire Phillips
storySettingCity New York City
themeInvolvement critique of commercialism
redemption
undergoes moral transformation
visitedBy Ghost of Christmas Past
Ghost of Christmas Present
Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
ghost of his former boss Lew Hayward

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scrooged character Frank Cross
Lew Hayward warns Frank Cross
Grace Cooley employer Frank Cross
Eliot Loudermilk worksFor Frank Cross
Eliot Loudermilk firedBy Frank Cross