Anecdotes

Stayed with Jay Leno on The Tonight Show in an advisory capacity until his death.

Married his wife five days after the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

De Cordova either produced, executive produced, or did both for all episodes of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) between 1970 and 1992.

He was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma International Male Fraternity.

Before moving to Hollywood he worked for Broadway's Shubert Theater in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.