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James Edward Dougherty (April 12, 1921 – August 15, 2005) was an American police officer, the first trainer of Special Weapons and Tactics. He is best known as the first husband of actress Marilyn Monroe .
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.
Aug 18, 2005 · James Dougherty, a retired Los Angeles police detective who earned a niche in Hollywood history when he married a pretty teenager named Norma Jean Baker in the early 1940s, years before she...
James Dougherty, who had served in the Navy and was an officer for the Los Angeles Police Force, is most famous as the first husband of Marilyn Monroe.
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.
Aug 21, 2005 · Marilyn Monroe's first husband, James Dougherty, a major influence on her career, has died at 84. Schani Krug, producer of the documentary Marilyn's Man, says Dougherty helped teach the teenage...
Aug 19, 2005 · James Dougherty, a retired Los Angeles detective who was Marilyn Monroe's first husband, died on Monday in San Rafael, Calif. He was 84. The cause was complications of leukemia,...
