#william chappell

[littlealienproducts]

Looking by William Chappell 1964, mid-century cat painting by 86home

[swanlake1998]

costume for frederick ashton’s les rendezvous // designed by william chappell (circa 1948)

[genevieveetguy]

- I don't pretend to be a martyr, no. - Not even a victim of society? - I am a member of society. - Do you think you can persuade the court that you're not responsible by reason of lunacy? - I think that's what the court wants me to believe. Yes, that's the conspiracy: to persuade us all that the whole world is crazy, formless, meaningless, absurd. That's the dirty game. So I've lost my case. What of it? You, you're losing too. It's all lost, lost. So what? Does that sentence the entire universe to lunacy?

The Trial, Orson Welles (1962)

[goodbyewarden]

Jane, Grace and all of you all, I know you think I did this, and I'm sure you think this is wonderful in you eyes. But, let me tell you something, there were two DNA tests run and none matched me. I wanted a third, but that never happened. Three people at different times confessed to killing these people - your parents. They did not know me. My request is that you get yourselves in church and pray for forgiveness because you are murdering me. I did not kill anyone in my life. If you will look at your house and the police report, there are several bullet patterns shot into the West wall over the bed and the East wall and North wall and your sister was in the front bedroom while 30 shots were fired. There's no way in hell she would have laid in that bed. If you think I did this, you need to think again. There were three people in the house and have confessed to it. Larry Ashworth in Fort Worth killed seven people. All I was asking for was a DNA and I could not get it. But get in church and get right with God. Jane, you know damn well I did not molest that kid of yours. You are murdering me and I feel sorry for you. Get in church and get saved. I really don't know what else to tell you.

William Chappell. 66 years old. Executed 11/20/2002. Offender Information Last Statement

[adelphe]

William Chappell as a skater in Les Patineurs

Photographed by Gordon Anthony, 1937

[books0977]

Costume design for Giselle (1935). William Chappell (British, 1907-1994). James L. Gordon Collection.

Chappell was a British dancer, ballet designer and director. He is most noted for his designs for more than 40 ballets or revues, including many of the early works of Sir Frederick Ashton and Dame Ninette de Valois.