Movie Mom

Movie Mom

Remembering Harvey Korman

posted by Nell Minow | 8:50am Friday May 30, 2008

Jim Cheng of USA Today has a lovely tribute to Harvey Korman of The Carol Burnett Show, who died yesterday at age 81. Korman’s best movie role was as the evil Hedley Lamarr in Blazing Saddles, one of four films he made for writer/director Mel Brooks. He was a nimble and versatile performer and an indispensable part of the finest ensemble ever put together for prime-time television. I especially loved him in the affectionate parodies of old Hollywood films. His Rhett Butler was a knock-out. But nothing he did made me laugh as hard as seeing him laugh at Tim Conway. He did his best to stay professional, but all Conway had to do was look at him and it was all over.



Previous Posts

List: Movies for Your Valentine
Some of my favorite movie romances are just right for Valentine's Day.  Cuddle up with your valentine and a bowl of popcorn and enjoy these movies about how love makes us crazy and immeasurably happy at the same time. 1. Moonstruck Cher won an Oscar as the bookkeeper who has given up on love unt

posted 4:08:39pm Feb. 13, 2012 | read full post »

A Wrinkle in Time: 50th Anniversary Interview with Madeleine L'Engle's Granddaughter
Madeleine L'Engle’s classic book A Wrinkle in Time celebrates its 50th anniversary this week with a sumptuous new edition. It includes photos and biographical information about L’Engle, an introduction by US Ambassador for Children’s Literature Katherine Paterson, discussion questions, pages o

posted 8:00:58am Feb. 13, 2012 | read full post »

Celebrate Abraham Lincoln's Birthday
Celebrate the birthday of our 16th President with some of the classic movies about his life. Ahead of us this are are the Steven Spielberg epic, based on Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin, with Daniel Day-Lewis and Sally Field, which will be out in Decem

posted 8:00:32am Feb. 12, 2012 | read full post »

Tribute: Whitney Houston
Was there ever anyone more gifted than Whitney Houston?  She had the face and voice of an angel.  She had beauty, talent, and success including an unprecedented seven number one songs in a row and with Dolly Parton's song "I Will Always Love You" the biggest selling single by a female artist in hi

posted 9:22:32pm Feb. 11, 2012 | read full post »

Trailer: Darling Companion
Kevin Kline, Diane Keaton, and Richard Jenkins star in the upcoming "Darling Companion," about a lost dog, coming in April.   [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYYoaspzzlg[/youtube]

posted 3:52:01pm Feb. 11, 2012 | read full post »

Advertisement
Comments read comments(2)
post a comment
Eric

posted June 4, 2008 at 12:44 am


I remember watching the “Carol Burnett Show” with my parents and grandparents. Harvey always reminded me of my grandpa; they looked alike and had the same bearing. It never failed that when Tim Conway had cracked-up Harvey, everyone of us was also crying tears of laughter. Those are treasured memories – all of us together, laughing ourselves silly. I smile just thinking about those times.
Harvey and Tim were the best. Our time’s Abbott & Costello or Laurel & Hardy. I miss those shows and shed a tear for Harvey and his family. He brought so much joy to our family.



report abuse
 

Nell Minow

posted June 4, 2008 at 7:49 am


Your comment brought a tear to my eye, Eric! Thanks so much for bringing back happy memories. I’m glad we have so much of Korman’s greatest moments on DVD. My husband gave me the DVD of Carol Burnett Show highlights I included in my post and we had a blast watching it.



report abuse
 

Post a Comment

By submitting these comments, I agree to the beliefnet.com terms of service, rules of conduct and privacy policy (the "agreements"). I understand and agree that any content I post is licensed to beliefnet.com and may be used by beliefnet.com in accordance with the agreements.

Share this story


About Beliefnet

Our mission is to help people like you find, and walk, a spiritual path that will bring comfort, hope, clarity, strength, and happiness. More about Beliefnet.

Help

Media Kit

Subscribe

Legal

Copyright © Beliefnet, Inc. and/or its licensors. All rights reserved. Use of this site is subject to Terms of Service and to our Privacy Policy. Constructed by Beliefnet.

Advertisement

Report as Inappropriate

You are reporting this content because it violates the Terms of Service.

All reported content is logged for investigation.