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He was one of the police officers who held back the crowd at the premiere of Monroe's 1950 movie, The Asphalt Jungle, although she was never present at the event herself. Dougherty later appeared on To Tell the Truth as "Marilyn Monroe's real first husband." During his CNN appearance, Dougherty informed Larry King that an LAPD officer, Jack Clemmons, called him only minutes after he found Monroe dead. According to To Norma Jeane with Love, he explains that when New York Times asked him to comment on her death, Dougherty replied: "I'm sorry," and continued his LAPD patrol.
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