Facts: - death place: ucla medical center los angeles , california - resting place: woodlawn memorial cemetery in santa monica , california - caption: korman in 1969 - birth name: harvey herschel korman - death cause: abdominal aortic aneurysm - active: 1950 -- 2007 - death date: 29 may 2008 - spouse: donna two children -rrb- deborah fritz korman -lrb- 1982 -- 2008 ehlert ; his death ; two children -rrb- -lrb- 1960 -- 1977 ; divorced ; - genre: sketch comedy - medium: film , television - birth date: 15 february 1927 - name: harvey korman - image: harvey korman 1969.jpg - birth place: chicago , illinois , usa Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of harvey korman .
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harvey herschel korman -lrb- february 15 , 1927may 29 , 2008 -rrb- was an american comedic actor who performed in television and movie productions and was also a voice artist .his big break was being a featured performer on cbs 's '' the danny kaye show '' , but he is best remembered for his performances on the sketch comedy series '' the carol burnett show '' and in several films by mel brooks , playing hedley lamarr in '' blazing saddles '' .