James Dougherty was born on 12 April 1921 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was married to Rita Lambert, Patricia Scoman and Marilyn Monroe. He died on 15 August 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.