 In 1965 Gersh won the role of director in "The Sound of Music" for his client Robert Wise, and the substantial returns to his agency from this deal allowed for the purchase of plush new headquarters in Beverly Hills.Renamed The Gersh Agency in 1990, today the company is run by Gersh's sons Bob and David Gersh, and by the time of Phil Gersh's death in 2004 had 60 agents working from offices in Beverly Hills, California and New York City.Phil Gersh continued to play a role in the company's management until 10 weeks before his death.