Dead celebs still rake in the cash.
And Elvis is still The King.
http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/26/top...1029celeb.html
or
http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/26/top...hisSpeed=30000
The Forbes 2007 list of the 13 top-earning dead celebrites
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
11. James Brown
Earnings: $5 million
Occupation: Musician
Died: Dec. 25, 2006
Age: 73
Cause: Complications from pneumonia
12. Bob Marley
Earnings: $4 million
Occupation: Musician
Died: May 11, 1981
Age: 36
Cause: Cancer
13. James Dean
Earnings: $3.5 million
Occupation: Actor
Died: Sep. 30, 1955
Age: 24
Cause: Car Accident