Burlesque Star Candy Barr 1959 - from our story 'Busted: Famous People Arrested For Smoking Marijuana (1949-1980)'

Burlesque dancer Candy Barr, went behind bars after turning herself in to Bexar County Sheriff near noon, Thursday, Dec. 3, 1959, San Antonio, Texas. Under a 15-year sentence assessed in Dallas for possession of Marijuana, the stripper has exhausted all appeals. A Dallas deputy escorted Candy to the womens prison at Goree. (AP Photo)

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