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Feb 24, 2024 · The first of Marilyn Monroe's three husbands, James Dougherty married 16-year-old Norma Jeane Baker on June 19, 1942, but they divorced in September 1946.
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Jul 13, 2023 · James Dougherty knew Marilyn Monroe before her fame. He knew her so well, in fact, that he married her while she was still Norma Jeane Mortenson. He once said, “I knew Norma [Jeane], not Marilyn Monroe.” Their marriage did not last long, and Dougherty went on to live his own life, but their relationship had a lasting effect on him.
James Dougherty was introduced to a young Marilyn Monroe when she was known by her birth name Norma Jeane and was under the guardianship of Grace Goddard, a neighbour of the Doughertys.
Oct 3, 2022 · The little-known first husband of Marilyn Monroe — then known as Norma Jeane Baker — was a factory worker in her native Los Angeles, five years her senior, named James Dougherty.
Aug 21, 2005 · HANSEN: James Dougherty died this past week in San Rafael, California. He was 84. Dougherty was the first husband of Norma Jean Baker, the woman who became Marilyn Monroe.
Sep 6, 2022 · LAPD policeman James Dougherty was Monroe’s first husband. On June 19, 1942, Monroe married Dougherty, then 21, when she was 16 years old.
Sep 29, 2022 · Marilyn Monroe's first husband was named James Dougherty. Who was he and what happened to him? We shared what we know right here.