James Edward Dougherty (April 12, 1921 – August 15, 2005) was an American author and police officer who is best known for being the first husband of Marilyn Monroe.
Dougherty was the youngest of five children of Edward and Ethel Dougherty, and was born in San Antonio, Texas. He attended Van Nuys High School where he acted in plays, and played football.
Marilyn Monroe and Dougherty married on June 19, 1942, at 8:30 pm, at the home of Chester Howel...
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James Edward Dougherty (April 12, 1921 – August 15, 2005) was an American author and police officer who is best known for being the first husband of Marilyn Monroe.
Dougherty was the youngest of five children of Edward and Ethel Dougherty, and was born in San Antonio, Texas. He attended Van Nuys High School where he acted in plays, and played football.
Marilyn Monroe and Dougherty married on June 19, 1942, at 8:30 pm, at the home of Chester Howell in Los Angeles.
In 1943, Dougherty joined the United States Merchant Marine. Prior to that he worked with Robert Mitchum in a defense plant. He was ordered to boot camp on Santa Catalina Island, California, then sent overseas in 1944. Norma Jeane started to work for Radioplane Company, where she was discovered. She moved out of her mother-in-law's home and stopped writing to Dougherty. She filed for divorce in Las Vegas, Nevada; it was finalized on September 13, 1946.
Dougherty married Patricia Scoman in 1947, and joined the LAPD. He was one...
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