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'.
Check out the full list below…
Elizabeth Taylor
$210 million
Actress
Died: March 23, 2011
Age: 79
Cause: Heart failure
Michael Jackson
$145 million
Singer
Died: June 25, 2009
Age: 50
Cause: Overdose/homicide
Elvis Presley
$55 million
Singer, actor
Died: August 16, 1977
Age: 42
Cause: Heart attack
Charles Schulz
$37 million
Cartoonist
Died: February 12, 2000
Age: 77
Cause: Colon cancer
Bob Marley
$17 million
Singer
Died: May 11, 1981
Age: 36
Cause: Cancer
John Lennon
$12 million
Singer
Died: December 8, 1980
Age: 40
Cause: Murder
Marilyn Monroe
$10 million
Actress
Died: August 5, 1962
Age: 36
Albert Einstein
$10 million
Scientist
Died: April 18, 1955
Age: 76
Cause: Natural causes
Theodor Geisel
$9 million
Author
Died: September, 24, 1991
Age: 87
Cause: Natural causes
Steve McQueen
$8 million
Actor
Died: November 30, 1980
Age: 50
Cause: Complication from surgery
Bettie Page
$8 million
Actress
Died: December 11, 2008
Age: 85
Cause: Natural causes
Richard Rogers
$6 million
Song writer
Died: December 30, 1979
Age: 77
Cause: Chronic illness
George Harrison
$5.5 million
Musician
Died: November 29, 2001
Age: 58
Cause: Cancer