Biography

Patricia Newcomb was born on July 9, 1930 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Ordinary People (1980), Gorillas in the Mist (1988) and Hello, Dolly! (1969). She was previously married to Gareth Wigan.

Publicist. She and her boss Arthur P. Jacobs represented Marilyn Monroe at the time of Monroe's death.

Formed Pickwick Public Relations with Lois Smith, and Pat Kingsley. Smith had also represented Newcomb's most famous client, Marilyn Monroe,.

Her father was a lobbyist for the Great Lakes Coal and Coke Corporation, owned by George Skakel, father of Ethel Kennedy and Rushton Skakel Sr..