by 1955, "time magazine" was describing him as an "ex-songwriter and hollywood producer of tv commercials" and as the manager of french-born nightclub singer, vicki benet. at the time, elliot and benet were developing a television series called "rendezvous with vicki" which was to be hosted by a "genuine british lord" who would also do the commercials. in 1964, elliot and benet married in sydney where elliot was working on a television series with australian producer and promoter jack neary.