Katherine Chappell
Katherine "Kate" Chappell (December 19, 1985 – June 1, 2015) was an American film visual effects editor who worked on Game of Thrones. On June 1, 2015, she died after being attacked by a lioness in South Africa.
Katherine Chappell | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 19, 1985 Rye, New York, United States |
| Died | June 1, 2015 (aged 29) |
| Cause of death | Lion attack |
| Occupation | Visual effects editor |
Katherine "Kate" Chappell (December 19, 1985 – June 1, 2015) was an American film visual effects editor who worked on Game of Thrones.[1] On June 1, 2015, she died after being attacked by a lioness in South Africa.
Biography
[edit]Chappell was born on December 19, 1985. She lived with her parents, Jonathan and Mary Elaine Chappell, two sisters and a brother in Westchester County, New York.[citation needed] She graduated from Hofstra University in Long Island.[2] Chappell had lived in Vancouver since 2013.[3] She was a visual effects editor of Game of Thrones, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Divergent, and Godzilla.[4] Chappell was on the team that won a Primetime Emmy Award for the episode "The Children" in the fourth season of Game of Thrones.[5]
Death
[edit]On June 1, 2015, Chappell was visiting Johannesburg's Lion Park when, ignoring park rules, she rolled down her car's window to lean out and take photographs and was attacked by a lioness, which lunged into the vehicle, biting her on the neck. Chappell died in Lion Park of her wounds before the paramedics arrived.[6] Chappell was visiting South Africa to work on the conservation of wildlife,[7] and was raising funds for Wildlife ACT, a conservation charity.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "'Game Of Thrones' Editor, Katherine Chappell, Mauled To Death By Lion In Tragic Accident". The Huffington Post. 3 June 2015.
- ^ Sam Webb (3 June 2015). "South Africa Lion Park death: American tourist killed by predator identified as 29-year-old wildlife conservationist". mirror.
- ^ Henry Austin and Katy Tur/NBC News (3 June 2015). "Lion Attack Victim Katherine Chappell Worked on 'Game of Thrones'". Time.
- ^ "Game of Thrones Editor Katherine Chappell Mauled to Death By Lion - Us Weekly". usmagazine.com. 3 June 2015.
- ^ a b Snowdon, Kathryn (3 June 2015). "Game Of Thrones Editor, Katherine Chappell, Mauled To Death By A Lion At South African Safari Park". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ Variety Staff. "'Game of Thrones' editor killed by lion in South Africa". bostonherald.com.
- ^ Eleftheriou-Smith, Loulla-Mae (3 June 2015). "Katherine Chappell: American woman killed by lion worked for Game of Thrones and wanted to 'protect wildlife'". The Independent. London. Retrieved 3 June 2015.