[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 89 (Monday, June 2, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S4891]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       REMEMBERING HARVEY KORMAN

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, today I ask my colleagues to join 
me in honoring the memory of a very special man, Harvey Korman of Los 
Angeles County, who died May 29, 2008. He was 81 years old.
  Harvey Korman was a man of many talents and will be fondly remembered 
for his work in Hollywood as a comedic actor.
  Harvey Herschel Korman was born to Ellen and Cyril Korman on February 
15, 1927, in Chicago, IL. Interested in acting as a child, Harvey was 
signed by a local radio station when he was 12 years old. After serving 
in World War II, Harvey came back to Chicago to attend the Chicago 
Institute's Goodman School of Drama. After his studies at the Goodman 
School of Drama, Harvey moved to New York City, where he spent several 
years trying to find roles in Broadway theater productions.
  After 13 years in New York, Harvey moved to Hollywood in the early 
1960s. In 1964, Harvey was hired by Danny Kaye to be a part of ``The 
Danny Kaye Show'' ensemble. He stayed with the show for the next 3 
years before joining the ``Carol Burnett Show'' in 1967. Harvey's 
versatile acting abilities played a critical role in explaining the 
success of the Burnett show, which appeared without interruption in 
television's top 10 during its 11-year run. It was through the ``Carol 
Burnett Show'' that Harvey also met one of his closest friends, Tim 
Conway. Through their many years together performing on the ``Carol 
Burnett Show,'' Korman and Conway formed one of television's most 
formidable comic teams.
  On the big screen, Harvey made more than 30 films, including four 
comedies directed by Mel Brooks: ``Blazing Saddles,''1974; ``High 
Anxiety,'' 1977; ``History of the World Part 1,'' 1981; and ``Dracula: 
Dead and Loving It,'' 1995.
  Those who knew Harvey Korman recognized him as an animated and 
brilliant man. He took pride in promoting comedy to audiences 
worldwide. His work in comedic film and television will be remembered 
fondly by all those whose lives he touched. He will be deeply missed.
  Harvey is survived by his wife Deborah Fritz and his four children: 
Kate, Laura, Maria, and Chris.

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