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Top-Earning Dead Celebrities

You'd think a person would have to work pretty hard t­o make more than $5 million a year. But maybe not. The people on this list are making more money in one year than most of us will see in a lifetime -- and they're not even alive to enjoy it! Each year, Forbes magazine compiles data on the top-earning dead celebrities. Altogether, these individuals earned more than $250 million in 2006.

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  • 1: Kurt Cobain -- $50 million
  • 2: Elvis Presley -- $42 million
  • 3: Charles M. Schulz -- $35 million
  • 4: John Lennon -- $24 million
  • 5: Albert Einstein -- $20 million
  • 6: Andy Warhol -- $19 million
  • : Theodor Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss -- $10 million
  • 8: Ray Charles -- $10 million
  • 9: Marilyn Monroe -- $8 million
  • 10: Johnny Cash -- $8 million
  • 11: J.R.R. Tolkien -- $7 million
  • 12: George Harrison -- $7 million
  • 13: Bob Marley -- $7 million
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