Top-Earning Dead Celebrities

Top-Earning Dead Celebrities
By Forbes.com


1. Elvis Presley
Earnings: $49 million
Occupation: Musician
Died: Aug. 16, 1977
Age: 42
Cause: Heart attack



2. John Lennon
Earnings: $44 million
Occupation: Musician
Died: Dec. 8, 1980
Age: 40
Cause: Murder



3. Charles M. Schulz
Earnings: $35 million
Occupation: Cartoonist
Died: Feb. 12, 2000
Age: 77
Cause: Colon Cancer



4. George Harrison
Earnings: $22 million
Occupation: Musician
Died: Nov. 29, 2001
Age: 58
Cause: Throat Cancer



5. Albert Einstein
Earnings: $18 million
Occupation: Scientist
Died: April 18, 1955
Age: 76
Cause: Natural Causes



6. Andy Warhol
Earnings: $15 million
Occupation: Artist
Died: Feb. 22, 1987
Age: 58
Cause: Complications after a gallbladder operation




7. Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
Earnings: $13 million
Occupation: Author
Died: Sept. 24, 1991
Age: 87
Cause: Natural Causes



8. Tupac Shakur
Earnings: $9 million
Occupation: Musician
Died: Sept. 13, 1996
Age: 25
Cause: Drive-by shooting



9. Marilyn Monroe
Earnings: $7 million
Occupation: Actress
Died: Aug. 5, 1962
Age: 36
Cause: Overdose from sleeping pills



10. Steve McQueen
Earnings: $6 million
Occupation: Actor
Died: Nov. 30, 1980
Age: 50
Cause: Cancer