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Candy Barr [electronic resource] : the small-town Texas runaway who became a darling of the mob and the queen of Las Vegas burlesque / Ted Schwarz and Mardi Rustam.

by Schwarz, Ted, 1945-

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Lanham : Taylor Trade Pub. : Distributed by National Book Network, c2008.

Barr, Candy, 1935-2005.

Stripteasers -- United States -- Biography.

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9781589796959 (electronic bk.)

1589796950 (electronic bk.)

1 online resource (vii, 301 p., [8] p. of plates) : ill.

This is the story of the iconic Texan figure name Juanita Slusher, a.k.a Candy Barr. She was once a notorious burlesque dancer known for her athletic choreography and live music accompaniment, commanding as much as $2,000 a week in 1950s Vegas. But growing up as Juanita, her troubled life began when her sister sold her virginity for a dollar. She became a runaway and then was victimized by a Dallas ritual known as the capture, enslaving her in prostitution. Candy's fame included high profile lovers and friends, which ultimately complicated her life with jail time, drug charges, and a role in the investigation of President Kennedy's assassination.

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