Elvis Presley is still earning pots of cash long after his death, according to Forbes magazine, who put him at number one on their annual list of top dead celebrity earners. Elvis, topping the list for the second year running, beats living music stars Madonna and Justin Timberlake in earning $53m in 2007, partly because of the swathe of fans descending on Gracelands last year, the thirtieth anniversary of the star's death. Other musicians on the dead rich list were Marvin Gaye and John Lennon. The sadly recently deceased Heath Ledger was a new entry on the list, which also features the likes of Albert Einstein, cartoonist Charles Schulz, Marilyn Monroe and Paul Newman.
Oct 30, 2008
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Elvis still an earner
Forbes ranks Elvis Presley top of its dead celebrity earners list for a second year, with $53m earned in 2007, ahead of living stars Madonna and Justin Timberlake.