 Loewe then decided to retire to Palm Springs, California, where he bought a home in 1960.For many years he did not write anything until he was approached by Lerner to augment the "Gigi" film score with additional tunes for a 1973 stage adaptation, which won him his second Tony, this time for Best Original Score.In 1974 they collaborated on a musical film version of "The Little Prince", based on the classic children's tale by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.