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James Dougherty and Norma Jean Baker pose for a photo on their wedding day, June 19, 1942. It was just 18 days past her 16th birthday. She divorced him in 1946 and signed a 20th Century Fox contract that launched her career as Marilyn Monroe.

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James Dougherty and Norma Jean Baker pose for a photo on their wedding day, June 19, 1942. It was just 18 days past her 16th birthday. She divorced him in 1946 and signed a 20th Century Fox contract that launched her career as Marilyn Monroe.

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