James Dougherty

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Birth Name: James Edward Dougherty

Born: 12 April 1921 Died: 15 August 2005

Country of origin: United States

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Description: James Dougherty was born on April 12, 1921 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was married to Rita Lambert, Patricia Scoman and Marilyn Monroe. He died on August 15, 2005 in San Rafael, California, USA. In his books - "The Secret Happiness of Marilyn Monroe" and "To Norma Jeane With Love, Jimmie" - he claims he and Monroe were in love and would have lived happily ever after had not dreams of stardom lured her away. By contrast, Monroe always maintained theirs was a marriage of convenience, foisted upon them by her guardian, Grace Goddard, who paid Dougherty to take the then-Norma Jeane Baker out on dates. ... (more)

Tags: Writer (1), Marilyn Monroe (1), Died 2005 (1), Born 1921 (1)

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