Top-earning dead celebrities

The 13 icons on Forbes’ Top-Earning Dead Celebrities list collectively earned $247 million in the last 12 months.

Kurt Cobain


Earnings: $50 million
Occupation: Musician
Died: April 5, 1994
Age: 27
Cause: Suicide

Elvis Presley


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

Charles M. Schulz


Earnings: $35 million
Occupation: Cartoonist
Died: Feb. 12, 2000
Age: 77
Cause: Colon cancer

John Lennon


Earnings: $24 million
Occupation: Musician
Died: Dec. 8, 1980
Age: 40
Cause: Murder

Albert Einstein


Earnings: $20 million
Occupation: Scientist
Died: April 18, 1955
Age: 76
Cause: Natural causes

Andy Warhol

Earnings: $19 million
Occupation: Artist
Died: Feb 22, 1987
Age: 58
Cause: Complications after a gall bladder operation

Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)


Earnings: $10 million
Occupation: Author
Died: Sept. 24, 1991
Age: 87
Cause: Natural causes

Ray Charles


Earnings: $10 million
Occupation: Musician
Died: June 10, 2004
Age: 73
Cause: Liver disease

Marilyn Monroe


Earnings: $8 million
Occupation: Actress
Died: Aug. 5, 1962
Age: 36
Cause: Overdose of sleeping pills

Johnny Cash


Earnings: $8 million
Occupation: Musician
Died: Sept. 12, 2003
Age: 71
Cause: Complications from diabetes

(Courtesy: Forbes)

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