NEW YORK (AP) -- Elvis Presley is No. 1 on Forbes.com's list of top-earning deceased celebrities for the third consecutive year, earning an estimated $40 million.
Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schulz is No. 2, earning $32 million, followed by writer J.R.R. Tolkien, $22 million; former Beatle John Lennon, $19 million; and former Beatle George Harrison, $16 million.
The third annual list, edited by Forbes.com senior editor Lisa DiCarlo, is based on estate earnings, the website said Friday.
Rounding out the top 10: children's book author Theodor (Dr. Seuss) Geisel, $16 million; race car driver Dale Earnhardt, $15 million; rapper Tupac Shakur, $12 million; reggae star Bob Marley, $9 million; and movie star Marilyn Monroe, $8 million.
Posted by MK Magazine at October 30, 2003 09:00 PM