Patricia McQueeney

Patricia Noonan McQueeney (b. Bridgeport, Connecticut, September 16, 1927; d. Santa Monica, California September 4, 2005) was an American actress, television personality, and talent agent perhaps best known as Harrison Ford's manager.[1] At 17 she married fellow Bridgeport native and actor Robert McQueeney, and they had three children together. Their marriage was annulled in the mid 1950s, and Robert later became a priest; Patricia never remarried.[2] After early work as a model and TV commercial actress (under the name "Patricia Scott"), McQueeney was hired for The Today Show by first host Dave Garroway and appeared frequently on the show until 1964. In 1970 McQueeney met Harrison Ford and began to work for him, first as his agent and later also as his personal manager. In 1973 she launched her own agency, which represented many rising Hollywood stars, including Teri Garr, Mackenzie Phillips, Cindy Williams, and Candy Clark.[3] She continued to represent Ford until her death in 2005. She served on a California state commission tasked with recommending changes in the laws governing talent representation, and has been memorialized by the Talent Manager's Association with a service award in her name.[4]

References

  1. ^ Dennis McLennan (September 11, 2005). "Patricia McQueeney, 77; Managed Harrison Ford". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2005/sep/11/local/me-mcqueeney11. Retrieved September 27, 2011. 
  2. ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001056852 Hollywood Reporter obituary
  3. ^ San Diego Union-Tribune obituary
  4. ^ http://www.talentmanagers.org/award.php Talent Manager's Association awards page