23 Facts About James Dougherty (police officer)

James Edward Dougherty was an American police officer, the first trainer of Special Weapons and Tactics.

James Dougherty is best known as the first husband of actress Marilyn Monroe.

James Edward "Jim" Dougherty was born on April 12,1921, in Los Angeles, California.

James Dougherty was the fifth and final child of Edward and Ethel Dougherty, natives of Pueblo, Colorado.

James Dougherty graduated high school in 1938, in the same class as actress Jane Russell.

James Dougherty turned down an athletic scholarship from the University of California at Santa Barbara.

In 1941, James Dougherty began working the night shift at Lockheed Aircraft.

Around this time, James Dougherty met 15-year-old Norma Jeane Baker at Van Nuys High School.

In 1944, they moved to Santa Catalina Island, where James Dougherty joined the Merchant Navy and taught sea safety.

James Dougherty later signed a contract with the Blue Book Model agency and 20th Century Fox, who stipulated that she must be unmarried, as they did not want her to become pregnant.

James Dougherty received the divorce papers while on the Yangtze and was heartbroken.

On one occasion, Monroe allegedly called James Dougherty, saying she was bored of Hollywood, missed him and wanted to resume their relationship.

In 1947, James Dougherty married Patricia "Pat" Scoman, and they had three daughters.

James Dougherty played a part in the creation of the Special Weapons and Tactics group, becoming the first officer to train it.

James Dougherty broke a plot to kidnap American actor James Garner.

James Dougherty worked for the LAPD for 25 years.

In 1950, James Dougherty was stationed at the premiere of one of Monroe's early films, The Asphalt Jungle, to help with crowd control.

James Dougherty learned of Monroe's death in 1962 through a coworker at LAPD.

Unlike Scoman, Lambert did not have any problems with Monroe; a huge fan of the starlet, she encouraged James Dougherty to remember and embrace the years he had spent with Monroe.

James Dougherty worked for the Maine Boxing Commission.

James Dougherty released a second memoir, To Norma Jeane With Love, Jimmie in 2000.

Marilyn's Man, a documentary about James Dougherty, was filmed in 2004.

At the age of 84, James Dougherty died on August 15,2005, due to leukemia complications.