The Blonde from Blondie: Everything You Need to Know About Debbie Harry

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New Jersey gift shop owners Richard and Catherine adopted their daughter when she was only three years old, and, by the time she was four, she knew she was adopted. She loved her parents, but naturally, she grew up wondering about her biological parents: What they looked like, what they acted like, and why they gave her up.

Debbie Harry lying in bed reading a book in the early 1950s

Debbie Harry in the early 1950s. Source: Tumblr

In her fantasies, she would daydream that Marilyn Monroe was her real mom. Harry loved and looked up to the blonde icon. Once she gained success, the singer turned her dreams into a reality… well, sort of. She bought one of the dresses that Monroe famously wore in The Seven Year Itch.