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{{Infobox person | name = James Dougherty | caption = | birth_name = James Edward Dougherty | birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|4|12}} | birth_place = [[Texas]], [[U.S.]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2005|8|15|1921|4|12}} | death_place = [[San Rafael, California]] | death_cause = | occupation = Policeman | spouse = [[Marilyn Monroe]] (Norma Jeane Dougherty, née Mortenson) <small>(m. 1942–1946)</small><br> Patricia Dougherty (née Scoman) <small>(m. 1947-1971)</small><br> Rita Dougherty (née Lambert) <small>(m. 1974-2003; her death)</small> | parents = Ethel Dougherty <small>(mother) (deceased)</small><br>Edward Dougherty <small>(father) (deceased)</small> | children = Cheryl Dougherty<br>Vivian Dougherty<br>Mary Dougherty | known_for = First husband of [[Marilyn Monroe]] | nationality = American }} '''James Dougherty''' (born April 12, 1921 – August 15, 2005) was an [[Americans|American]] policeman in the [[Los Angeles Police Department]]. He was [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s first husband. ==Early life== 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, Arizona]] with his parents. He studied at Van Nuys, California High School and graduated in 1938. Jane [[Jane Russell|Russell]], who grew up to become a very famous actress was in the same graduating class as James Dougherty. ==Marriages== 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. In 1947, he married Patricia Scoman. They have three daughters Cheryl Ann Dougherty (born 1947), Vivian Kathleen Dougherty (born 1950), and Maria Irene Dougherty (born 1952). Doug