Elvis is Forbes' richest dead celebrity
NEW YORK - Elvis Presley is still the King.
Presley, who earned an estimated $49 million in the past 12 months, has reclaimed the No. 1 spot on Forbes.com's list of Top-Earning Dead Celebrities. He last topped the list in 2005.
Presley died in 1977. His estate continues to generate millions from music royalties, DVDs, licensing deals and tourism at Graceland, the rocker's mansion in Memphis, Tenn.
Forbes said the celebrities on the list, posted Monday, earned a combined $232 million in the past 12 months
Forbes said the celebrities on the list, posted Monday, earned a combined $232 million in the past 12 months
The Rest of the Dead:
2. John Lennon - $44 million
3. Charles M. Schulz - $35 million
4. George Harrison - $22 million
5. Alber Einstein - $18 million
6. Andy Warhol - $15 million
7. Theodor Geisel -$13 million
8. Tupac Shakur -$9 million
9. Marilyn Monroe - $7 million
10. Steve McQueen $6 million
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I understand how Elvis, Lennon, and Harrison are making their money, but how exactly are Marilyn Monroe and Einstein making so much money?!?!? I mean, that Monroe poster can only reap so much revenue. E=mc2? More like E=More money than I'll have in fifty lifetimes.
Marilyn in like Elvis in that her face in printed on almost anything and everything.
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