Athol
Americannoun
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a city in central Massachusetts.
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a first name.
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The historical situation of “‘Master Harold’ … and the Boys,” Athol Fugard’s apartheid-era classic from 1982, has changed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
“First Love” at the Odyssey Theater in 2003 and the 2000 production of Athol Fugard’s “Road to Mecca” at the Fountain Theatre in Hollywood were also twofer shows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2025
The singer mourned the death of his wife Annie in 2016 and also lost his son Athol in an accident in 2014.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2023
Investigators said they were tipped off to Gillespie’s identity by a former neighbor and others including employees of the town of Athol, where Gillespie attends meetings and pays his tax bills at the town hall.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
In the grant of the town of Athol by the General Court the first name is that of John Murray, who probably gave the name of his ancestral home to the new town.
From The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution by James H. Stark
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