Don Punchatz was born on September 8, 1936 in Hillside, New Jersey, USA. Don is known for Doom (1993) and Doom (2016). Don was married to Sandra. Don died on October 22, 2009 in Arlington, Texas, USA.
One of his paintings is in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC.
He was drafted into the Army in 1959, where he was a medical illustrator and producer of animated training films.
After art school, he worked in television as an assistant art director, and produced animation and filmstrips.
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.
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.
So how was I to know this thing called Doom would make a jillion smackers? (on opting for a flat fee rather than a percentage of profits, for designing the packaging for "Doom")