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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. Biography. James Edward Dougherty was born on April 12, 1921, in Torrance, California.
James Dougherty was an American police officer who married Marilyn Monroe when she was 16 and he was 21. He served in the Navy during World War II and later wrote books and memoirs about his relationship with the Hollywood icon.
Aug 15, 2005 · 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.
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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...
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Dougherty was born in Texas. His parents were Ethel and Edward Dougherty. He was youngest of five children. His grandparents were immigrants from England and Ireland. When he was a child, he moved to Globe, Arizonawith his parents. He studied at Van Nuys, California High School and graduated in 1938. Jane Russell, who grew up to become a very famou...
In 1942, when he was 20 years old, he met his neighbor, Norma Jeane Baker. She was 16 years-old and they married in Los Angeles. After the wedding, he joined the navy. They separated in 1946. He told the Sun-Journal in 1997, that he was in love with a small town girl, not an actress. Until Monroe died in 1962, he followed the career of his ex-wife....
James Dougherty on IMDbJames Dougherty at Find a GraveFeb 24, 2024 · James Dougherty married Norma Jeane Baker, who later became Marilyn Monroe, when she was 16 and he was 20. He served as a police officer in Los Angeles and helped invent the SWAT team, but he is mostly remembered for his brief marriage to the iconic star.
Aug 15, 2005 · James Edward "Jim" Dougherty (April 12, 1921 – August 15, 2005) was an American policeman, best known for being the first husband of Marilyn Monroe. Contents. 1 Early life. 2 Marriages. 3 Other work. 3.1 Books. 3.2 Marilyn's Man. 4 Death. 5 References. 6 External links. Early life. Dougherty was born in Texas.
