Who were Marilyns husbands and how long did each marriage last?
Marilyn’s first husband was James Dougherty. She married him shortly after her 16th birthday, on June 19, 1942, and divorced him in September of 1946. Her second husband was baseball legend Joe DiMaggio. Dubbed “Mr. and Mrs. America”, the two were wed on January 14, 1954. As much as the public loved them as a couple, the marriage didn’t last. They divorced less than a year later, in October of 1954. Marilyn’s third and final husband was playwright Arthur Miller. They were wed in a civil ceremony on June 29th, 1956, and two days later a Jewish ceremony was performed. They divorced in January of 1961.
