ABILENE, Texas (AP) ­- Candy Barr, a well-known exotic dancer from the 1950s who settled into a quiet small-town life in Texas, has died. She was 70.

The Texas native died Friday of pneumonia at a hospital, the Abilene Reporter-News reported in Sunday editions.

She rose to prominence as an exotic dancer in Dallas in the late 1950s and was associated with nightclub owner Jack Ruby, who was accused of gunning down Lee Harvey Oswald, the man suspected of assassinating President Kennedy.

Barr also performed in Los Angeles and Las Vegas and at one point earned $2,000 per week.

At 16, Barr starred in one of the most famous stag movies, “Smart Alec,” in 1951. She was known for her choreography and trained actress Joan Collins for the 1960 movie “Seven Thieves.”

Her career was derailed in 1959 when she was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Dallas judge for possessing less than an ounce of marijuana. She served about three years and later moved to Brownwood.