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Kurt Cobain and Elvis Presley

Kurt Cobain beats Elvis

Nirvana frontman is the highest-paid dead celebrity

Wednesday, 25 October 2006

Being a dead star, it seems, does not mean an end to your success.

Kurt Cobain, the Nirvana frontman, has made $50 million in the past year - despite having killed himself in April 1994 - making him the highest-paid celeb who's passed on.

He's even overtaken Elvis Presley, who has held the top spot since 2001, and has been dead for almost 30 years. Elvis made a mere $42 million in the past 12 months, according to figures compiled by Forbes.com.

Other big earners who have long since passed away include Peanuts' cartoon creator Charles Schulz at $35 million - whose Charlie Brown and Snoopy cartoons are still syndicated in newspapers across the world - and John Lennon who raked in $24 million.

The Baby Einstein brand of pre-school toys and DVD's helped late genius Albert Einstein earn $20 million last year, while cultural icons Andy Warhol and Marilyn Monroe also made the list.

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