Top 10 Earning Dead Celebrities

07 Jun 10 at 05 23 am

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The money might be drying up in Hollywood, but there's still plenty of cash being made in the graveyard. The 13 iconic figures on Forbes' list of the Top-Earning Dead Celebrities grossed a collective $886 million in the past 12 months.

Topping the list for the first time is Yves Saint Laurent, who earned $350 million to beat out Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley and Andy Warhol.

	Name	Money	Profession	Died
1	Yves Saint Laurent	$350 million	Fashion designer	June 1, 2008
2	Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein	$235 million (combined)	Musical composer (Rodgers); Playwright/songwriter/producer (Hamm	Dec. 30, 1979 (Rodgers); Aug. 23, 1960 (Hammerstein)
3	Michael Jackson	$90 million	Musician	June 25, 2009
4	Elvis Presley	$55 million	Singer, actor	Aug. 16, 1977
5	J.R.R. Tolkien	$50 million	Author	Sept. 2, 1973
6	Charles Schulz	$35 million	Cartoonist	Feb. 12, 2000
7	John Lennon	$15 million	Musician	Dec. 8, 1980
8	Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)	$15 million	Author	Sept. 24, 1991
9	Albert Einstein	$10 million	Scientist	April 18, 1955
10	Michael Crichton	$9 million	Author	Nov. 4, 2008