Question: Alfred R. Kelman is an American film and television documentary producer and director who is known for his work on the 1984 television version of "A Christmas Carol", which was originally a novella written by which famous British author?
Context: "A Christmas Carol", the popular 1843 novella by Charles Dickens (1812–1870), is one of the celebrated British author's best-known works.  It is the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a greedy miser who hates Christmas, but is transformed into a caring, kindly person through the visitations of four ghosts.  The classic work has been dramatised and adapted countless times for virtually every medium and performance genre, and new versions appear regularly. 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. Caroline van den Brul MBE is an award winning British television documentary producer and the author of "Crackle and Fizz: Essential Communication and Pitching Skills for Scientists. Alfred R. Kelman (born May 17, 1936) is an American film and television documentary producer and director best known for his work on "The Body Human" and the 1984 television version of "A Christmas Carol" starring George C. Scott. J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973) was a famous British author and philologist, best known for "The Lord of the Rings". Hardy Jones is a wildlife and conservation filmmaker.  He began his career in radio at WNOE in New Orleans and has worked for United Press International, The Peruvian Times, and CBS News.  He has been a television documentary producer since 1978 and has produced over 75 films for PBS, Discovery, TBS, and National Geographic.  His first film, entitled DOLPHIN, depicts a school of spotted dolphins residing 40 miles north of Grand Bahama island.  Since 1978 Jones has returned countless times to the Bahamas to visit these dolphins and film them.  Some of the dolphins have become internationally famous.  Chopper, a 27-year-old male, was filmed by Jones for the first time in 1979 and appeared in the 2005 PBS film "The Dolphin Defender". Richard van Emden is a British author and television documentary producer who specializes in the First World War. Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol is a musical adaptation of Charles Dickens's famous short story "A Christmas Carol" starring the cartoon character Mr. Magoo.  Aside from the 1950 marionette special "The Spirit of Christmas", it was the first animated holiday program ever produced specifically for television, originally airing in December 1962, and the only one until the stop-motion special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" was first shown in December 1964.  The special also inspired the 1964 TV series "The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo".  It featured the voice of Jim Backus as Magoo, with voice-over appearances by Paul Frees, Morey Amsterdam, Joan Gardner, and Jack Cassidy. Night of Silence is a Christmas carol and Roman Catholic Advent hymn, written in 1981 by American composer, Daniel Kantor, and then published in 1984 by GIA Publications.  The carol is a quodlibet, the term used for a partner song that can be sung simultaneously with another song.  ("Night of Silence" can be sung simultaneously with the Christmas carol "Silent Night").  It has been recorded by Marty Haugen, David Haas, Yvonne Kenny, Chris Squire, St. Olaf College, Cantus, Theocracy, and many other choirs and singers worldwide. The Face of a Genius is a 1966 American documentary film about Eugene O’Neill, produced by Alfred R. Kelman for WBZ-TV Boston.  It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, the first time that a film originally produced for television was recognized by the Academy as a nominee for Best Documentary Feature.
Answer: Charles Dickens