God, that Elvis Presley's slipping. He might be dead, and all, but fancy only earning $42 million. Frankly it's embarrassing. Not like that Kurt Cobain. He's been working very hard. In the way that dead people can work hard.
That is to say, the former Nirvana frontman has topped Forbes.com's poll of top-earning dead celebrities. It's his first time on the poll, and much of the $50 million he earned between October 2005 and October 2006 came from that previously reported sale of a 25% stake in the Nirvana catalogue to PrimeWave. The deal pushes Presley, who normally tops this poll, into second place. His earnings fell from $45 million to $42 million in the last year.
Also in the survey are: Charles Schulz, John Lennon, Albert Einstein, Dr Seuss, Ray Charles, Marilyn Monroe and Bob Marley.