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Feb 24, 2024 · He married three times, served honorably as a Los Angeles police officer, and even had a hand in inventing the SWAT team. But he’s best remembered for his relationship with his first wife, Norma Jeane Baker — better known as Marilyn Monroe. To most, Dougherty is a footnote in the story of Marilyn Monroe’s life.
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.
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 was the first husband of famous Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe. Check out this biography to know more about his childhood, family life and little-known facts about him. The Famous People
Jul 13, 2023 · James went on to marry two more ‘Mrs. Doughertys’. While Monroe went on to skyrocketing fame in Hollywood and around the world, becoming a global icon, James Dougherty continued to live a modest life. Not long after their divorce, he met his second wife, Patricia Scoman, and the two were married in 1947.
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.
James Dougherty was born on 12 April 1921 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was married to Rita Lambert, Patricia Scoman and Marilyn Monroe. He died on 15 August 2005 in San Rafael, California, USA.
