26. Before becoming famous, Marilyn married James Dougherty when she was just 16 years old. He later became a detective with the LAPD, and was forbidden by his second wife from seeing any of her films.
The thought of getting married at just 16 seems hard to comprehend. Even before she was famous, Marilyn lived so many different lives, if you think about it.
It’s pretty silly to imagine that Dougherty’s next wife wouldn’t let him go see Marilyn’s movies, too. So strange!
