Trivia

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 Ciudad en tinieblas (1953), Film Noir guru Eddie Muller described de Corsia as playing characters so mean and real, they smell.

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 La ciudad desnuda (1948).