Elizabeth Taylor tops list of highest earning dead celebrities

Elizabeth Taylor has surpassed the late pop king Michael Jackson as the highest-earning dead celebrity on Forbes list.

The 79 year-old who died of congestive heart failure in March 2011's earnings drawn from her estate's accumulation, auctions of her jewels, perfume, films, clothes, art work and memorabilia was valued at $210million.

Forbes analyzed their earnings for a year starting in October 2011, the 13 of them pulled a total of $532.5 million.

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FORBES HIGHEST-EARNING DEAD CELEBRITIES

1. Elizabeth Taylor-$210 Million

2. Michael Jackson-$145 Million

3. Elvis Presley-$55 Million

4. Charles Schulz-$37 Million

5. Bob Marley-$17 Million

6. John Lennon-$12 Million

7. Marilyn Monroe-$10 Million

7. Albert Einstein-$10 Million

9. Dr. Seuss-$9 Million

10. Steve McQueen-$8 Million

10 Bettie Page- $8 Million

12. Richard Rogers-$6 Million

13. George Harrison-$5.5 Million