baɪ ðə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z, hˈælɪdˌeɪ wʌz sˈɛmaɪɹᵻtˈaɪɚd ænd lˈɪvɪŋ ɪn fɹˈæns, wˌɛɹ hiː spˈɛnt ðə lˈæst fjˈuː jˈɪɹz ʌv hɪz lˈaɪf pɹədˈuːsɪŋ ænd ɐpˈɪɹɪŋ ɪn fɹˈɛntʃ tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən ænd θˈiəɾɚ ɹˈoʊlz.
By the mid–1970s, Haliday was semi-retired and living in France, where he spent the last few years of his life producing and appearing in French television and theatre roles.