in the 1960s, altman lived for nine years with his second wife in mandeville canyon in brentwood, california. he moved to malibu but in 1981 sold that home and the lion's gate production company. "i had no choice", he told the "new york times". "nobody was answering the phone" after the flop of "popeye". he moved his family and business headquarters to new york. eventually he moved back to malibu, where he lived until his death.