hiː lˈɛft ðə bˈɪznəs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv tə wˈɜːk fɚðə jˌuːkˈeɪ dᵻvˈɪʒən ʌv kəlˈʌmbiə pˈɪktʃɚz, ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ mˈænɪdʒɪŋ dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn.
He left the business in 1965 to work for the UK division of Columbia Pictures, eventually becoming Managing Director in July 1969.