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Elvis top-earning dead celebrity; barely edges Keith Richards

10/30/07

Presley, who earned an estimated $49 million in the past 12 months, has reclaimed the No. 1 spot on Forbes.com's list of Top-Earning Dead Celebrities. He last topped the list in 2005. Keith Richards, who admitted to being dead after his hairdresser "outed" him in 1996, congratulated Elvis from his crypt in England.

Others on the list:

Keith Richards* ranks second with earnings of $44 million, followed by Charles M. Schulz ($35 million), George Harrison ($22 million), Albert Einstein ($18 million), Andy Warhol ($15 million), Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) ($13 million), Tupac Shakur ($9 million), Marilyn Monroe ($7 million), Steve McQueen ($6 million), James Brown ($5 million), Bob Marley ($4 million) and James Dean ($3.5 million).

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*number two is really John Lennon.

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Comment from: Ames [Visitor] Email · http://famousames.blogspot.com/
So where does Larry King fall on this list?
11/06/07 @ 21:06

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