How the Grinch Stole Christmas
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"How the Grinch Stole Christmas" is a classic Dr. Seuss children's story, widely adapted into animated and live-action films, about a grumpy creature who tries to ruin Christmas for the Whos of Whoville but ultimately discovers the holiday's true spirit.
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| instanceOf |
Christmas story
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animated television special ⓘ children's book ⓘ live-action film ⓘ picture book ⓘ |
| adaptation |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film)
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special) NERFINISHED ⓘ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Grinch (2018 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| antagonistRole | The Grinch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Dr. Seuss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | How the Grinch Stole Christmas! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterDevelopment | The Grinch's heart grows three sizes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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United States
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| director |
Ben Washam
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Chuck Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| firstAirDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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fantasy ⓘ holiday fiction ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 64 pages ⓘ |
| illustrator | Dr. Seuss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Cindy Lou Who
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Max NERFINISHED ⓘ The Grinch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrator | Boris Karloff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| partOf | Dr. Seuss canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The Grinch attempts to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville but learns that Christmas is more than material gifts ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Illumination Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | The Grinch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear |
2000
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2018 ⓘ |
| setting | Whoville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Jim Carrey
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Taylor Momsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Christmas
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community ⓘ redemption ⓘ the true meaning of Christmas ⓘ |
| voiceActor | Benedict Cumberbatch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Dr. Seuss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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