 After falling victim to a financial swindler, Greene chose to leave Britain in 1966, moving to Antibes, to be close to Yvonne Cloetta, whom he had known since 1959, a relationship that endured until his death.In 1973, he had an uncredited cameo appearance as an insurance company representative in François Truffaut's film "Day for Night".In 1981, Greene was awarded the Jerusalem Prize, awarded to writers concerned with the freedom of the individual in society.