Howell may refer to:

People[link]

• Howell (surname)

Kimberly

Places in the United States[link]

• Howell, Michigan
• Howell, Utah
• Howell Township, Michigan
• Howell Township, New Jersey

Howell Township Public Schools

Howell High School (New Jersey)

• Howell County, Missouri
• Hugh Howell Road, Georgia
• Howell Mountain AVA, an American Viticultural Area located in Napa County, California, part of Napa Valley AVA

Places in Europe[link]

• Howell, Lincolnshire, England

Business establishments[link]

• Böwe Bell & Howell, manufacturer and supplier of media technologies
• Howells (department store), large department store in Cardiff, Wales, established by James Howell

Weapons[link]

• Howell torpedo, early type of U.S. Navy torpedo

Other[link]

• Thelypodium howellii (Howell's thelypody), a rare plant of the Western U.S., endemic to a small area on the borders of Oregon, California and Nevada
• Howell is the name of a table movement system often used in duplicate bridge

Fictional characters[link]

• Thurston Howell, III, millionaire played by Jim Backus on the television program Gilligan's Island
• Lovey Howell, wife of Thurston, played by Natalie Schafer on the television program Gilligan's Island
• Howell Jenkins, an alterego of Wizard Howl in the fantasy trilogy Howl's Moving Castle

See also[link]

• Howells (disambiguation)

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Thurston Howell, III (mentioned in the opening credits as: "The Millionaire") is a character on the CBS television sitcom Gilligan's Island, which was in first-run from 1964 to 1967, and has been rerun ever since in syndication.

Howell, portrayed by veteran character actor Jim Backus, is so wealthy that he took tens of thousands of dollars in cash and several changes of clothing with him for what was intended to be only a three-hour boat tour in Hawaii, one of the sillier premises of the show. Howell is a stereotypical member of the Northeastern Yankee elite—a resident of Newport, Rhode Island and a graduate of Harvard University. His wife, Lovey, portrayed by Natalie Schafer, is conscious of social strata, yet seems to be a good-hearted woman with a deep sense of noblesse oblige allowing her to interact with the other passengers and crew, though they are all her social inferiors. One of the implied humorous points of the show is that Thurston continually fails to realize that all of the Howells' money is essentially useless to them on the island. On the other hand, the other castaways apparently tolerate the fact that he refuses to do any work. One of the most unusual aspects of his character is that, even though he is married, he sleeps with a teddy bear that he calls "Teddy". The Howells, as was common practice on American sitcoms of the mid-1960s, also slept in twin beds.

Howell was included on Forbes Magazine's 2006 list of the 15 richest fictional characters.^[1] Just how much money he had was never specified, but he was shown as owning several large corporations. When asked what happened to him during the Great Depression, his wife says that he was a billionaire, lost most of his money and "became just a millionaire." Among his assets were a diamond mine, a coconut plantation, a railroad, an oil well, and 40,000 acres (16,000 ha) in Colorado—which included all of downtown Denver—that he bequeathed to his fellow castaways in his will. He also owned the Hatchet-Cuckoo Oil Company, in Dust Bowl, Oklahoma. He tried to shove this supposedly worthless oil company on Gilligan in the Season One episode "Three Million Dollars, More or Less." In one episode when he hears that an imposter is going to sell off his companies for cash, he is so enraged that he tries to swim back to Hawaii twice.

Other references[link]

There is also a rap artist called Thirstin Howl III whose stage persona emulates the cash-flush Gilligan's millionaire. In addition, a character in the film Magnolia is named Thurston Howell.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Gilligan's Island at the Internet Movie Database

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Gerran Howell
Born	(1991-02-25) 25 February 1991 (age 21) Barry, Wales , UK.
Residence	Hendon, London, UK
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006 - present
Notable work(s)	Young Dracula

Gerran Lyn Howell (born 25 February 1991) is a Welsh actor, singer, director and writer of short films, best known for playing "Vladimir Dracula" in Young Dracula, a CBBC vision series that initially aired in the years 2006, 2008 and 2011. The show revolves around Vlad and his family, who happen to be vampires, as they try to live in a small, rural Welsh town after they moved there from Transylvania. The third series began airing in October 2011 in which Gerran plays a 17 year old Vlad, 4 years on, now with full vampire powers which he must learn to control. The fourth series is being filmed this summer in Liverpool.

Gerran trained at ATSLI improvisation workshop in Cardiff at a young age, and later went on to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He initially appeared in a short cinema advert warning about the dangers of swimming in Welsh Reservoirs Swimming In Reservoirs Can Kill, and also in a short film by Ellis Watts Deep End

Gerran and co-star from Young Dracula Letty Butler were apart of the Young Dracula Bake a Difference Appeal on Blue Peter. Young Dracula Spider Cakes and he filmed some behind the scene footage of Young Dracula. Behind The Stunts Gerran was also interviewed by Letty Butler about Young Dracula. Interview With The Vampire Gerran was on the Young Dracula behind the scene's on Inside Out North West Behind The Scenes At Young Dracula Gerran also did a short tutorial on how to spot a vampire. Vlad's Guide To Spotting A Vampire

Gerran has also appeared in a few short films and television shows, appearing as "Niall Andrews" in Casualty. In addition to his work on-screen, he has also recorded voice-overs for radio adverts. In 2011 he appeared as "Ernesto" in an episode of the CBBC drama The Sparticle Mystery. He also guest starred in Casualty in January 2012 as a new character 'Rory' alongside Billy Boyd (actor)

He is due to appear in CBBC's Hacker Time and 12 Again later during 2012.

Filmography[link]

Game's

• Can you beat Gerran/Vlad in a staring contest?
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/games/staring-contest-young-dracula

SFX Vampire Poll no.17

• In January 2012, Gerran's character 'Vlad' in Young Dracula was voted in the SFX vampire poll, ranking at number 17 in the top 50 vampires^[2].

Gerran's songs include

• Twostep
• Loseit
• Thinking Of You (Frank Ocean) Cover
• Twitter Comp, Cant Come Out Its My Nans 18th
• Upstream
• Pillowtalk
• Pillowtalk Reboot
• PillowHead OST - Through the covers
• Epif
• This Crowds For You
• Heard It Through The Grapevipe (Marvin Gaye) Cover
• Feeling Good (Nina Symone) Cover
• Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) Cover
• He was also featured on one of Sydney Rae White's songs, 'Sun Goes Down'

Many of Gerran's songs can be listened to at: http://soundcloud.com/gezfez

Gerran's short films include

• Casual Killer
• Vince
• Personal Vendetta
• The Munchies
• PillowHead
• PillowHead Reboot
• Pick Up
• Dream Test
• Mirror Test
• Hv30 Foggy Night
• PewPewPew Test
• Grading Test
• Fly Test
• Intros
• http://www.youtube.com/user/GerranH101 Note this is not Gerran's Youtube account.
• http://www.youtube.com/user/CivilianFilms/videos This is his now abandoned Youtube account.

Gerran has a passion for photography

Some of his photos can be found at the following link:

• http://www.flickr.com/photos/23603877@N04/

References[link]

External links[link]

• Instergram - gezinafez
• Gerran Howell at the Internet Movie Database
• https://twitter.com/#!/GezFez - Gerran's personal Twitter
• http://www.facebook.com/#!/GezinaFez - Official Facebook Page
• http://soundcloud.com/gezfez - Gerran's personal Soundcloud (Music)
• https://vimeo.com/user1045186 - Gerran's personal Vimeo account (videos/films)
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/23603877@N04/
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/shows/young-dracula

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Clare Thomas (born 2 April 1989 in Buckinghamshire, England) is a British actress who has appeared in several British films and television series. Some of her highest profile roles have been Aggie, one of the title character's classmates in the film Madeline, and Ingrid Dracula, daughter of the Count, in the children's television series Young Dracula (Clare is one of the few members of cast that had physically been in every episode since series 1 in 2006; other cast members that have been in all episodes are Simon Ludders and Keith Lee-Castle). She also made an appearance in BBC One show Holby City, as the stepdaughter of a male patient.

She lives with her parents and sister in Beaconsfield, and attended Beaconsfield High School, a grammar school in Buckinghamshire.^{[citation needed]}

She is currently studying in New York at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.^{[citation needed]}

Selected filmography[link]

External links[link]

• Clare Thomas at the Internet Movie Database

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