In the mid-'60s he was developing a film project that would have been his directorial debut titled "The Assassination Of Mick Jagger" which was to be produced by his friend Roman Polanksi.
Introduced to his future wife Catherine Deneuve by Roman Polanski. They married 2 weeks later and separated in 1967 after two years of marriage, but did not file for divorce until 1970.
His break came in 1960 when the Daily Express published his picture of the model Paulene Stone in a mini and a mohair sweater, crouching down amid a swirl of autumn leaves, playing with a squirrel.