James Edward Dougherty (April 12, 1921 in Los Angeles, California - August 15, 2005 in San Rafael, California) was the first husband of Marilyn Monroe. April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Nickname: City of Angels Official website: http://www. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... San Rafael (pronounced san ruh-FELL in English; original Spanish pronunciation is sahn rah-fai-EL) is the county seat of Marin County, California, United States. ... Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortensen, June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) is the twentieth-centurys most famous movie star, sex symbol and pop icon. ...

Dougherty was the youngest of five children of Edward and Ethel Dougherty, who had moved there from Colorado. He attended Van Nuys High School where he acted in plays, and played football. Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 8th 104,185 sq mi  269 837 km² 280 miles  451 km 380 miles  612 km 0. ... Van Nuys is a district within the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. ... Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

In 1941, Dougherty was employed with Lockheed Aircraft when he met 15 year-old Norma Jeane Baker. At this time, Norma was living with her foster mother, Grace (McKee) Goddard who had been a friend of Norma's mother Gladys. They married on June 19, 1942, eighteen days after Norma Jeane turned sixteen. For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... The Lockheed SR-71 was remarkably advanced for its time and remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance. ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ...

In 1943, Dougherty joined the Merchant Marines (where he served alongside Robert Mitchum). 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. 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... Robert Mitchum in Cape Fear Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an accomplished American film actor and singer. ... Santa Catalina Island, location relative to the coast of Southern California Santa Catalina Island, often called simply Catalina Island, is a rocky island off the coast of the U.S. state of California. ... Nickname: The Entertainment Capital of the World Official website: http://www. ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Dougherty married Patricia Scoman in 1947, and joined the LAPD. He was one of the police officers that held back the crowd at the premiere of his former wife's movie, The Asphalt Jungle. The Los Angeles Police Department (usually known as the LAPD) is the police department of the City of Los Angeles, California. ... The Asphalt Jungle is a 1950 film noir directed by John Huston and starring Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, James Whitmore, Sam Jaffe, John McIntire, Marc Lawrence, Barry Kelley, Anthony Caruso, Teresa Celli, and Marilyn Monroe. ...

In his books "The Secret Happiness of Marilyn Monroe" and "To Norma Jeane With Love, Jimmie," Dougherty claimed he and Monroe were in love and would have lived happily ever after had dreams of stardom not lured her away. Monroe always maintained theirs was a marriage of convenience engineered by Grace Goddard. In an interview for A&E Network, he admitted that his mother, having been approached by Goddard, asked him if he'd be willing to marry Norma Jeane to prevent her from being sent to an orphanage. He sold signed copies of his books on his website [1]. A marriage of convenience (plural marriages of convenience) is a marriage contracted for reasons other than the traditional reasons of love or family. ... The A&E Network is a cable and satellite television network based in New York City. ...

In the 2004 documentary Marilyn's Man, Dougherty made three more claims: he was her Svengali, and invented "Marilyn Monroe"; Fox forced her to divorce him; and he was her true love. Dougherty's own actions did not support his claims. Monroe was reportedly furious when he gave an interview to Photoplay in 1953, claiming that she threatened to jump off the Santa Monica Pier if he ever left her. He later appeared as a contestant on To Tell the Truth as "Marilyn Monroe's real first husband". When informed of her death, the New York Times reported he said "I'm sorry" and continued his patrol; he did not attend her funeral. Svengali is the name of a fictional hypnotist in George Du Mauriers 1894 novel, Trilby. ... Edna Purviance on the cover of Photoplay magazine Photoplay was one of the first film fan magazines. ... The Santa Monica Pier is located at the foot of Colorado Boulevard in Santa Monica, California and it is the citys most famous landmark. ... To Tell the Truth is an American television game show that has been seen in various forms on and off since 1956. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ...

The 1999 Christie's auction of Monroe's estate revealed that, while she had kept items from her marriages to Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller, she kept none from Dougherty. He was Monroe's last surviving husband. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Christies Auction Room in London circa 1808. ... Joe DiMaggio Joseph Paul DiMaggio (born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio, Jr. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Sources:

• The Marilyn Encyclopedia by Adam Victor (The Overlook Press, Woodstock, New York, 1999 Adam Victor, s.v. James Dougherty)
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