Candy Barr (born Juanita Dale Slusher in Edna, Texas, on July 6, 1935, and died of pneumonia on December 30, 2005) was the stage name of an American burlesque dancer and occasional pornographic film actress and magazine model. Edna is a city located in Jackson County, Texas. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Pneumonia is an illness of the lungs and respiratory system in which the microscopic, air-filled sacs (alveoli) responsible for absorbing oxygen from the atmosphere become inflamed and flooded with fluid. ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A stage name, or a screen name for movie stars, is a pseudonym used by performers and actors. ... Burlesque was originally a form of art that mocked by imitation, referring to everything from comic sketches to dance routines and usually lampooning the social attitudes of upper classes. ... Pavonazzeto marble sculpture, see Erotic art in Pompeii Pornography (from Greek πορνογραφία pornographia — literally writing about or drawings of prostitutes) (also informally referred to as porn or porno) is the representation of the human body or human sexual behaviour with the goal of sexual arousal, similar to, but distinct from, erotica. ...

Early life

Barr's mother died when she was nine. Her father raised the family of five and later remarried a woman with four children. Together the couple had two more children of their own. Barr ran away from home while in ninth grade, reportedly because of sexual abuse. Sexual abuse is a relative cultural term used to describe sexual relations and behavior between two or more parties which are considered criminally and/or morally offensive. ...

Burlesque and blue films

In 1951, Barr starred in one of the most widely circulated of the early underground pornographic "stag films," Smart Alec. In the brief movie, she has sexual intercourse with a man in a hotel room but then refuses to perform fellatio on him. When he insists, she telephones a female friend who comes to the room and services the man. Barr was 16 years old at the time, and later claimed she was drugged before filming. Some accounts say she was forced at gunpoint to participate.This explanation seems doubtful, given that she seems not only to accept but also to enjoy her role in the film. As photographs on vintage adult websites display, Barr also made a second stag film at some point in the early 1950s. :-* 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Smart Alec, or more rarely, Smart Aleck, is the name of one of the most widely circulated of the early underground pornographic films. ... It has been suggested that Sexual penetration be merged into this article or section. ... Oral sex consists of all those sexual activities that involve the use of the mouth, tongue, etc. ...

In the films the hair color of the 5;3" Barr was a natural brunette, but she was a blonde during most of her career. Barr became a regular performer at Abe Weinstein's Colony Club in Dallas, Texas, and was acquainted with Weinstein's competitor Jack Ruby from the nearby Carousel Club. Ruby once gave her a dachshund puppy from his prized pair's litter. Aerial view of Downtown Dallas Nickname: Big D Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: www. ... Dallas Police Department mugshot of Ruby Jacob Leon Rubenstein (March 25, 1911 – January 3, 1967) changed his name to Jack Leon Ruby in December 1947. ... Country of origin Germany Classification Breed standards (external links) The Dachshund is a short-legged, elongated dog breed of the hound family. ...

Barr established herself on the burlesque strip-tease circuit with her trademark costume — ten-gallon hat, pasties, "scanty panties," a pair of six-shooters and cowboy boots. Barr said she adopted her stage name because she had a fondness for candy bars. For the book or movie Striptease see Striptease (book) and Striptease (movie) A striptease is a performance, usually a dance, in which the performer gradually removes their clothing for the purposes of sexually arousing the audience, usually performed in nightclubs. ... A ten-gallon hat is a type of cowboy hat. ... For the food, see Cornish pasty. ... The Colt Single Action Army, one of the most popular revolvers of all time A revolver is a multishot firearm, usually a handgun, in which the rounds are held in a revolving cylinder that rotates to fire them through a single barrel. ...

In 1957, Barr performed for the first and only time on the legitimate stage, playing the role of Rita Marlowe in the Dallas Little Theater's production of Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? It was Barr who trained actress Joan Collins for her portrayal of an exotic dancer in the 1960 movie Seven Thieves, earning Barr a credit as technical advisor. "She taught me more about sensuality than I had learned in all my years under contract," Collins wrote in her autobiography, Past Imperfect. Collins went on to describe Barr as "a down-to-earth girl with an incredibly gorgeous body and an angelic face." [1] Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter is an original comedy play that opened on Broadway October 13, 1955 starring Orson Bean, Martin Gabel, Jayne Mansfield and Walter Matthau. ... Joan Collins on the cover of Life Magazine 1955 Joan Henrietta Collins OBE (born May 23, 1933) is a British actress and best selling author. ...

Legal troubles

In 1956, Barr shot and slightly injured her drunk and violent husband, Troy B. Phillips Jr. Barr's manager arranged for the sheriff to increase her bond because it made better press. She was charged with assault to commit murder, but the charges were later dropped.

In 1957, she was arrested for possession of marijuana. She was subsequently convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison. The case devolved into a lengthy series of appeals. In 1959, she lost her final appeal before the Texas Supreme Court and then served three years in prison before being paroled in 1963 by then-Governor John Connally and pardoned four years later. A Cannabis sativa plant The cannabis plant can be dried or otherwise processed to yield products containing large concentrations of compounds that have medicinal and psychoactive effects when consumed, usually by smoking or eating. ... The U.S. state of Texas has two courts of last resort: the Texas Supreme Court, which is the highest state appellate court for civil matters (including juvenile delinquency, which the law considers to be a civil matter and not criminal) and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the highest... Parole can have different meanings depending on the context. ... Connallys signature, as used on American currency John Bowden Connally, Jr. ...

During her legal appeals, Barr performed in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Barr was romantically linked to gangster Mickey Cohen. After her release, Jack Ruby offered to help Barr get out from under a Texas parole restriction forbidding her return to work as a stripper. It is claimed that a week before he made the offer, she had been questioned by the FBI with regard to Jack Ruby. Mickey Cohen (July 29, 1914-1976) was a gangster in 1940s and 1950s Los Angeles. ...

Barr was arrested a second time in 1970 in Brownwood, Texas, for marijuana possession. The case was eventually dismissed for lack of evidence. Brownwood is a city located in Brown County, Texas. ...

From the mid-1950s on, she posed for pictorials in a number of men's magazines. Along with Betty Page, she was one of the best known nude pinups in the 1950s and 1960s. Barr married and divorced four husbands, and had one daughter.

In 1984, Texas Monthly listed Barr among such luminaries as Lady Bird Johnson as one of history's "perfect Texans." A biopic about Barr's life, with Farrah Fawcett portraying the stripper, was contemplated in the late 1980s but never produced. Texas Monthly is a monthly American magazine published in Austin, Texas. ... White House portrait Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson, known commonly as Lady Bird Johnson, (born December 22, 1912), is the widow of Lyndon B. Johnson and was First Lady of the United States from 1963-1969. ... A biographical film or biopic is a film about a particular person or group of people, based on events that actually happened. ... Farrah Fawcett, promotional poster, late 70s. ...

Barr died from complications of pneumonia in Victoria, Texas, at age 70. Her Dallas Morning News obituary said that no funeral was planned. Her Los Angeles Times obituary contained a reference to a book of poetry Barr had published in 1972, entitled "A Gentle Mind...Confused." Its title poem read: Pneumonia is an illness of the lungs and respiratory system in which the microscopic, air-filled sacs (alveoli) responsible for absorbing oxygen from the atmosphere become inflamed and flooded with fluid. ... Victoria is a city located in Victoria County, Texas. ... The Dallas Morning News is the major daily newspaper serving the Dallas, Texas area. ... An obituary is a notice of the death of a person, usually published in a newspaper, written or commissioned by the newspaper (rather than written by relatives), and usually including a short biography. ... The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the western United States. ...

"Hate the world that strikes you down/ A warped lesson quickly learned/ Rebellion, a universal sound/ Nobody cares...no one's concerned.

Fatigued by unyielding strife/ Self-pity consoles the abused/ And the bludgeoning of daily life/ Leaves a gentle mind...confused."

External links

• Candy Barr bio, gallery and movies
• Candy Barr bio and gallery
• Barr, Candy (1972). A gentle mind... confused [poems] Dulce Press, Inc. ASIN: B00072P95C
• Oliver, Myrna (January 3, 2006). Candy Barr, 70; 1950s Stripper and Stag Film Star Personified the Joy and Danger of Sex. Los Angeles Times.
• Martin, Douglas (January 4, 2006). Candy Barr, 70, Stripper And Star of 1950's Stag Film, Dies. New York times.
• Renfro, David (January 2, 2006). Dallas stripper, Ruby associate Candy Barr dead at 70. Dallas Morning News.