Movie fans who saw Mighty Joe Young rampage through the carnival saw Maya's work.

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Charlize Theron (who has since starred in Mighty Joe Young and The Astronaut's Wife) was among the unknowns who took Mashouf up on his offer.

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After the war, he made stop-motion versions of fairy tales that prompted his idol, O'Brien, to hire him to help create the ape in "Mighty Joe Young, " an achievement that won an Academy Award.

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After the war, he made stop-motion versions of fairy tales that prompted his idol, O'Brien, to hire him to help create the ape in Mighty Joe Young - an achievement that won an Academy Award.

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