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Candy Barr

1935 - 2006

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Juanita Dale Slusher (July 6, 1935 – December 30, 2005), 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. During the 1950s, she received nationwide attention for her stripping career in Dallas, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas, her encounters with the law, shooting her second husband, and her sentence to a prison term for drug possession. Barr was also in relationships with Mickey Cohen and Jack Ruby. After serving three years in prison, Barr went to South Texas. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Candy Barr is the 5,557th most popular writer (down from 4,863rd in 2019), the 8,848th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,696th in 2019) and the 653rd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Candy Barr ranks 5,557 out of 7,302. Before her are Inger Hagerup, Władysław Broniewski, Serhiy Zhadan, Cyril M. Kornbluth, Jan Parandowski, and Dimitar Dimov. After her are Scott Turow, Michel Deguy, Fredric Wertham, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Irmtraud Morgner, and Patrick Rothfuss.

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Among people born in 1935, Candy Barr ranks 416. Before her are Hermann Nuber, Bobby Timmons, Ramsey Lewis, Peter de Klerk, Barry McGuire, and Ivan Calin. After her are Dariush Shayegan, Enzo Robotti, Story Musgrave, Boris Stenin, Kazimierz Paździor, and Andrew Viterbi. Among people deceased in 2006, Candy Barr ranks 300. Before her are Katherine Dunham, Loyola de Palacio, Viktor Pavlov, Barnard Hughes, Mirko Sandić, and Ferenc Machos. After her are Jenő Dalnoki, André Strappe, Ratmir Kholmov, Volodymyr Dakhno, László Jeney, and Nel van Vliet.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Candy Barr ranks 8,850 out of 20,380. Before her are Lothrop Stoddard (1883), William Fields (1929), Alley Mills (1951), Charles Stark Draper (1901), Faith Domergue (1924), and Monte Hellman (1932). After her are Bode Miller (1977), Bruce Abbott (1954), Adolph Kiefer (1918), Lewis Cass (1782), Kevin Dobson (1943), and CM Punk (1978).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Candy Barr ranks 653. Before her are Peter S. Beagle (1939), David Weber (1952), Lydia Maria Child (1802), Madeline Miller (1978), Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (1950), and Cyril M. Kornbluth (1923). After her are Scott Turow (1949), Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836), Patrick Rothfuss (1973), James C. Collins (1958), Norman Cousins (1915), and Warren Farrell (1943).

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