 He ceased working in films after choreographing the Boar's Tooth Ceremonial dance sequence in the 1958 film adaptation of "South Pacific".Later in life, he was owner of his own production company, vice president of an advertising agency, and a producer of benefit programs in Hollywood.He counted among his friends Ronald Reagan, whom he knew from their days working together at Warner Brothers, and he choreographed entertainment at the 1976 Republican National Convention and at several presidential inaugurations.