- Died of a cerebral thrombosis following a two-week hospitalization at West Valley Community Hospital on 4/11/73, aged 67, in Encino, CA. His remains were cremated and scattered at sea.
- During his commentary on Crime Wave (1953), Film Noir guru Eddie Muller described de Corsia as playing characters so mean and real you can smell them.
- Had four children with his second wife, Rachel--a son and daughter died very young, and two daughters survived to adulthood,.
- The dark, faceless figure of his character (an artist rendering) adorns the Criterion Collection DVD and Blu-Ray cover for The Naked City (1948).
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