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Liz Taylor tops rich dead celebrity list
British-born actress Elizabeth Taylor is No. 1 on Forbes” list of top-earning dead celebrities, earning $210 million in 2012.
Coming in at No. 2 on the roster is pop music icon Michael Jackson with $145 million, followed by rock ”n” roll star Elvis Presley with $55 million at No. 3, “Peanuts” creator Charles M. Schulz at No. 4 with $37 million and reggae great Bob Marley at No. 5 with $17 million.
Rounding out the top tier are singer-songwriter John Lennon at No. 6 with $12 million, actress Marilyn Monroe and scientist Albert Einstein at No. 7 with $10 million, children”s book author Theodore Geisel — known as Dr. Seuss — at No. 9 with $9 million and actor Steve McQueen at No. 10 with $8 million.
Copyright 2012 by United Press International
