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American business magazine Forbes has released its list of the ‘Top Earning Dead Celebrities’ with English-American star actress Elizabeth Taylor fielded as the top earner.
With an earning of $210m, Liz Taylor beat her best friend, the late Michael Jackson who topped the list last year with $145.
Rock star Elvis Presly follows in third place with $55m. Reggae star Bob Marley also makes the list, landing in fifth place with a total earning of $17m
Liz Taylor passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. The screen goddess who dazzled the whole world with her talent, beauty and posh Hollywood lifestyle, died of ‘congestive heart failure’.
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Check out the full list below…
Elizabeth Taylor
$210 million
Actress
Died: March 23, 2011
Age: 79
Cause: Heart failure
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Michael Jackson
$145 million
Singer
Died: June 25, 2009
Age: 50
Cause: Overdose/homicide
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Elvis Presley
$55 million
Singer, actor
Died: August 16, 1977
Age: 42
Cause: Heart attack
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Charles Schulz
$37 million
Cartoonist
Died: February 12, 2000
Age: 77
Cause: Colon cancer
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Bob Marley
$17 million
Singer
Died: May 11, 1981
Age: 36
Cause: Cancer
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John Lennon
$12 million
Singer
Died: December 8, 1980
Age: 40
Cause: Murder
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Marilyn Monroe
$10 million
Actress
Died: August 5, 1962
Age: 36
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Albert Einstein
$10 million
Scientist
Died: April 18, 1955
Age: 76
Cause: Natural causes
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Theodor Geisel
$9 million
Author
Died: September, 24, 1991
Age: 87
Cause: Natural causes
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Steve McQueen
$8 million
Actor
Died: November 30, 1980
Age: 50
Cause: Complication from surgery
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Bettie Page
$8 million
Actress
Died: December 11, 2008
Age: 85
Cause: Natural causes
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Richard Rogers
$6 million
Song writer
Died: December 30, 1979
Age: 77
Cause: Chronic illness
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George Harrison
$5.5 million
Musician
Died: November 29, 2001
Age: 58
Cause: Cancer