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| 1 | In the early days of video games, he was hired to create the packaging for a new game. He was offered the choice of a flat fee or a percentage of the game's profits. He took the flat fee. The game was "Doom", a major best-seller. |
| 2 | He created illustrations for science-fiction paperback and magazine covers, as well as the first "Star Wars" movie poster. He also made accurate animal illustrations for National Geographic magazine. |
| 3 | After art school, he worked in television as an assistant art director, and produced animation and filmstrips. |
| 4 | He was drafted into the Army in 1959, where he was a medical illustrator and producer of animated training films. |
| 5 | One of his paintings is in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC. |
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