  Elizabeth Taylor tops Forbes richest dead celebrity list October 25, 2012 - 13:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Elizabeth Taylor topped Michael Jackson as the highest-earning dead celebrity, according to Forbes. Taylor’s estate led Forbes’ annual list, which was released Wednesday, October 24 by raking in $210 million in the past year. Jackson, last year’s richest deceased celebrity, came in second with a cool $145 million, followed by Elvis Presley, who earned $55 million. Taylor passed away in 2011 at 79, and much of her estate’s wealth accumulation in the last year can be attributed to Christie’s auctions of her jewels, clothes, art work and memorabilia. She also made tens of millions from sales of her perfume White Diamonds and earned a nice chunk of change from her films, in which she had smartly negotiated a 10% ownership stake. However, Forbes predicts the King of Pop will regain his top spot on the list next year due to revenues from music sales. Peanuts comic strip creator Charles Schulz and reggae singer Bob Marley round out the top five highest-earning dead celebrities, with $37 million and $17 million respectively. In compiling the list, Forbes analyzed dead celebrity earnings for a year starting in October 2011. As a whole, the 13 deceased celebrities on the list made a total of $532.5 million. Jimi Hendrix, Andy Warhol and James Dean all earned $5 million last year, just missing the last spot on Forbes list, New York Daily News reported. Partner news  Top stories The custom-made instrument, built in 1966 by the VOX company, was bought by an unidentified U.S. buyer in New York. Emmelie de Forest, 20, had been the overwhelming favorite among the 26 entries, with her song Only Teardrops. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met in Strasbourg with counterparts from a number of European counties. From America to Oceania including Africa, Europe and Asia, this international event has confirmed its popularity.   Partner news |  Latest news Israel calling off UNESCO mission to Jerusalem  "Israel has cancelled the delegation," which was due to have arrived the same day, a foreign ministry official said.Pistorius not to compete in 2013 as he awaits trial Pistorius was granted bail and had certain conditions lifted which meant he could compete in events outside his homeland.Dagestan twin blasts leave 3 killed, 40 injured An Islamist insurgency, once confined largely to the republic of Chechnya, has spread across the North Caucasus in recent years.North Korea missile launch series enters third day “North Korea again launched a short-range projectile that appears to be a KN-02 missile,” said a ministry official. |
