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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

May 17, 2023 · But before DiMaggio and Miller, there was another, first husband — James Dougherty — who knew Monroe by her birth name, Norma Jeane Mortenson. They got …

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 …

Oct 2, 2022 · James Dougherty, formerly an American police officer, is most famously known as the first husband of actress Marilyn Monroe. James married Marilyn Monroe, or Norma Jean …

Jul 7, 2002 · James Dougherty, a resident of Auburn, was at Dunn's Watch and Clock Shop signing copies of his new book, "To Norma Jeane with Love, Jimmy." Dougherty, 81, was the …

Sep 27, 2022 · Here’s everything you need to know about Marilyn Monroe’s first marriage to James Dougherty when she was just 16 years old.