Top-Earning Dead Celebrities 2012

1. Elizabeth Taylor
$210 million
Actress
Died: March 23, 2011
Age: 79
Cause: Heart failure

2. Michael Jackson
$145 million
Singer
Died: June 25, 2009
Age: 50
Cause: Overdose/homicide

3. Elvis Presley
$55 million
Singer, actor
Died: August 16, 1977
Age: 42
Cause: Heart attack

 

4. Charles Schulz
$37 million
Cartoonist
Died: February 12, 2000
Age: 77
Cause: Colon cancer

5. Bob Marley
$17 million
Singer
Died: May 11, 1981
Age: 36
Cause: Cancer

6. John Lennon
$12 million
Singer
Died: December 8, 1980
Age: 40
Cause: Murder

7.Marilyn Monroe
$10 million
Actress
Died: August 5, 1962
Age: 36
Cause: Overdose

8. Albert Einstein
$10 million
Scientist
Died: April 18, 1955
Age: 76
Cause: Natural causes

9. Theodor Geisel
$9 million
Author
Died: September, 24, 1991
Age: 87
Cause: Natural causes

10. Steve McQueen
$8 million
Actor
Died: November 30, 1980
Age: 50
Cause: Complication from surgery

11. Bettie Page
$8 million
Actress
Died: December 11, 2008
Age: 85
Cause: Natural causes

12. Richard Rogers
$6 million
Song writer
Died: December 30, 1979
Age: 77
Cause: Chronic illness

13. George Harrison
$5.5 million
Musician
Died: November 29, 2001
Age: 58
Cause: Cancer