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Remembering Stephanie Morris The Stephanie Morris, a talented Blond(ie) photo editor who spent QHDUO\\HDUVZRUNLQJIRU Bunny playboy, passed away this fall. “I don’t think Stephanie Just a few years before Debbie knew how good she was Harry got her big break as the DW KHU MRE« UHµHFWV 0DULO\Q unapologetic frontwoman of Grabowski, another former Blondie, she did a stint as a playboy photo editor. “We Bunny at the New York Playboy had a great team, and a lot Club. In her recent memoir, of credit goes to Stephanie.” Face It, Harry touches on everything from Bunny-hood to bankruptcy to the band’s breakup. To read more about her experience wearing the ears and tail, check out Diamond 'D\V SDJH ORVILLE The man behind the mask has a voice of gold and nothing to hide.