In Popular Culture
- In the 1943 film Mr. Lucky, Cary Grant portrayed '"Joe 'The Greek' Adams", a character loosely based on Cornero.
- In 1959, the film was adapted into a U.S. television series of the same name, starring John Vivyan, Ross Martin, and Pippa Scott. Mr. Lucky aired during the 1959-1960 season on the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) network.
- The novel Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler, portrayed gambling ships stationed off the Southern California coast, run by a sophisticated gangster similar to Cornero.
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