Kurt Cobain has overtaken Elvis as the highest-paid dead celebrity.
Latest figures - compiled by Forbes.com - show the late 'Nirvana' frontman
has made $50 million in the past year despite having killed himself in April
1994.
By comparison, second placed Elvis - who has held the top spot since 2001
and has been dead for almost 30 years - made just $42 million dollars in the
past twelve months.
Other big earners who have long since passed include 'Peanuts' cartoon
creator Charles Schulz - whose Charlie Brown and Snoopy cartoons are still
syndicated in newspapers across the world - whose estate earned $35 million,
and 'Imagine' singer John Lennon who raked in $24 million.
The 'Baby Einstein' brand of pre-school toys and DVD's helped late genius
Albert Einstein earn $20 million last year, while cultural icons Andy Warhol
and Marilyn Monroe also made the list.
Movies have played a big part in keeping the cash pouring in for the three
more people who made the top thirteen - Ray Charles, whose life inspired the
Oscar-winning film 'Ray'; 'Walk The Line' subject and country music legend
Johnny Cash and J.R.R. Tolkein, the creator of the 'Lord of the Rings' epic.
Top Earning Dead Celebrities
1. Kurt Cobain - Musician
2. Elvis Presley - Singer
3. Charles M. Schulz - Peanuts creator
4. John Lennon - Musician
5. Albert Einstein - Physicist
6. Andy Warhol - Clutural Icon
7. Dr. Seuss creator Theodor Geisel
8. Ray Charles - Musician
9. Marilyn Monroe - Actress
10. Johnny Cash - Musician
11. J.R.R. Tolkien - Author
12. George Harrison - Musician
13. Bob Marley - Musician
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