29 Facts About Candy Barr

Juanita Dale Slusher, better known by her stage name Candy Barr, was an American stripper, burlesque dancer, actress, and adult model in men's magazines of the mid-20th century.

Candy Barr returned to stripping in the late 1960s, and posed for Oui magazine in 1976, then retired.

Candy Barr was born Juanita Dale Slusher on July 6,1935, in Edna, Texas, the youngest of five children of Elvin Forest "Doc" Slusher and Sadie Mae Sumner.

Candy Barr worked as a waitress before becoming an exotic dancer.

Candy Barr originally told a men's magazine that she did the film for the money, as at the time, she said, she had a dollar.

Candy Barr was given the stage name "Candy Barr" at this time, bleached her hair platinum blond, and became famous.

Candy Barr worked at Weinstein's Colony Club during her career as a porn star.

Candy Barr established herself in burlesque and striptease with her costume of a cowboy hat, pasties, scant panties, a pair of pearl-handled cap six-shooters in a holster strapped on her hips, and cowboy boots.

In January 1956, Candy Barr shot her husband when he kicked in the door of her apartment in Dallas.

Candy Barr was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, but the charges were later dropped.

Candy Barr was then arrested for drug possession, convicted, and given a 15-year prison sentence, However, Candy has stated it was set up and she was only holding the marijuana for a friend.

Candy Barr arranged for her hair to be dyed by "hairdresser to the stars" Jack Sahakian, provided her with a fake birth certificate and Social Security card, and gave her $1,200 cash.

Candy Barr later sent her $500 after she was established in a Mexican hideaway.

Candy Barr became restless there and returned to the United States.

Candy Barr taught actress Joan Collins how to "dance" for her role as a stripper and was given a credit as technical advisor.

Days later, despite rumors that her arrest had been a setup designed to punish the stripper for her wantonness in conservative Dallas, Candy Barr was arrested by the FBI when the Supreme Court denied her appeal of the marijuana conviction.

On December 4,1959, Candy Barr entered the Goree State Farm for women near Huntsville, Texas, to serve her prison term.

Candy Barr testified that he paid $15,000 to her attorneys and gave gifts to her during their engagement in 1959.

Candy Barr said that among the other gifts she received from him were jewelry, luggage, and a poodle.

Candy Barr left the prison, having requested that no pictures be taken and no interviews arranged.

Candy Barr had intended to return to Dallas, but her parole stipulations were too strict, so it was not permitted.

Candy Barr made a statement, as Juanita Dale Phillips, regarding her knowledge of Ruby prior to Oswald being accused of the assassination of Kennedy, and Ruby's subsequent murder of Oswald.

Candy Barr returned to the stripping circuit in early 1966, including appearances at the Largo Club in Los Angeles and the Bonanza Hotel in Las Vegas.

Candy Barr returned to the Colony Club in Dallas, Texas.

Candy Barr then moved to Brownwood, Texas, because her father was ill in Kerrville.

Candy Barr was arrested and charged with marijuana possession again in 1969 in Brownwood.

Candy Barr said she was never interested in arousing men, she just wanted to dance.

On December 30,2005, Candy Barr died, at the age of 70, from complications from pneumonia at a hospital in Victoria, Texas.

Candy Barr is among the inductees in the Hall of Fame of Exotic World Burlesque Museum, formerly located in Helendale, California, as of 2018 on Main Street in Las Vegas, Nevada.