Rare Facts You Never Knew About Marilyn Monroe

Married Woman

Norma Jean married James Dougherty, a factory worker, only a few weeks following her 16th birthday. Following this, the child dropped out of high school to become a full-time housewife. Though she liked James, she found them to be a bad pair and described living with him as "dying of boredom". When he became a Merchant Marine, he and Norma moved to Santa Catalina Island where he was stationed. 

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