[Deathwatch] Harvey Korman, comic actor, 81

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Comic actor Harvey Korman dies at 81
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/29/korman.obit/index.html

LOS ANGELES, California -- Comic actor Harvey Korman has died at 81,
according to the UCLA Medical Center.

 Korman died at the center four months after suffering complications
from the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm.

"It was a miracle in itself that he survived the incident at all.
Everyone in the hospital referred to him as 'miracle man' because of
his strong will and ability to bounce right back after several major
operations," said Korman's daughter, Kate Korman. "Tragically, after
such a hard-fought battle, he passed away."

Korman was a regular on "The Carol Burnett Show" from 1967 through
1978, for which he won Emmy awards in 1969, 1971, 1972 and 1974. He
also won a Golden Globe for his work on the series.

The lanky Korman also appeared in Mel Brooks' "Blazing Saddles" (as the
sneering Hedley Lamarr), "High Anxiety" and "History of the World, Part
1."

He starred in his own short-lived situation comedy, "The Harvey Korman
Show," in 1978, in which he portrayed Harvey Kavanaugh opposite
Christine Lahti, who played his wife, Maggie.

 He made dozens of appearances in other television shows and movies
during his lengthy show-business career, including providing voices for
several animated productions. Among those was The Great Gazoo, a
helmeted space man who appeared in some episodes of "The Flintstones."

Korman was born in Chicago, Illinois. His first marriage, to Donna
Ehlert in 1960, ended in divorce in 1974. He married Deborah Fritze in
1982. Both marriages produced two children.

Korman landed some sketch work on "The Red Skelton Show" in 1961,
followed by a four-year stint on "The Danny Kaye Show," which led to
his joining Carol Burnett in 1967.

In addition to his wife and daughter, Korman is survived by three other
adult children -- Laura, Maria and Chris -- and three grandchildren.

Many thanks to TheLenGuy for posting this obituary