So sad to read about the death of actor Harvey Korman, best known for his Emmy Award-winning work on The Carol Burnett Show through the 1970s. Korman was born Harvey Herschel Korman in Chicago on February 15, 1927.
I tried to find a crime-fiction connection on this story, but, surprisingly, there just isn’t one that I can see. Korman was the voice of The Flintstones’ Great Gazoo (I did not know that!) and he worked on several Mel Brooks projects, most notably Blazing Saddles (Korman was Hedley Lamarr). The closest thing I could find to a crime-fiction link was his role in 1976’s Pink Panther Strikes Again. Unfortunately, the scene was deleted from the finished picture. Still. We loved him. He made us laugh. He will be missed.
Korman died at the University of California-Los Angeles Medical Center. He was 81 years old. The Associated Press has more information on his life here.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
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How about High Aniexty that is a Mel Brooks Hitchcock tribute for the crime connection.
Good one, Bruce! I *knew* there was a connection someplace.
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