Question: Facts:   - bgcolour: # 6495ed    - training: chouinard art institute/california institute of the arts    - caption: william stout in 2006 .    - field: painting , illustration , entertainment design      - influenced: budd root    - awards: full list    - birth date: 18 september 1949    - name: william stout    - nationality: american    - image: william stout.jpg    - movement: paleoart   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william stout .
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william stout -lrb- born september 18 , 1949 -rrb- is an american fantasy artist and illustrator with a specialization in paleontological art .his paintings have been shown in over seventy exhibitions , including twelve one-man shows .he has worked on over thirty feature films , doing everything from storyboard art to production design .he has designed theme parks and has worked in radio with the firesign theatre .