Michael Jackson: $ 170 million
Occupation: Musician
Died: June 25, 2009 at the age of 50 years
Cause of death: drug overdose
Occupation: singer, actor
Died: August 16, 1977 at age 42
Cause of death: heart attack
Revenues "King of Rock 'n' roll" over the past year fell by $ 5 million, but that's not enough to remove him from second place. A significant portion of the proceeds dead star excursion ticket sales bring in his native Graceland estate, as well as share in box-office show Cirque du Soleil: Elvis Presley.
Occupation: Actress, singer
Died: August 5, 1962 at age 36
Cause of death: an overdose of sleeping pills
After nearly half a century after his death, Marilyn Monroe is experiencing a commercial revival. Earlier this year, the company Authentic Brands acquired the rights to the image of sex symbol and now runs a clothing line of premium cosmetics and restaurant chain with her name. The image of Monroe this year has already been used in advertising Dior.
Occupation: comic book author
Died: February 12, 2000, at age 77
Cause of death: cancer
Last year, Iconix acquired a 80% rights to the characters of Schulz. Since that time, she sold the license to them a few dozen companies, including Capcom, Warner Home Video, ABC and Halmark. Comics Schultz gradually began to develop modern formats of digital components became available on-line store iTunes.
Occupation: Musician
Died: December 8, 1980 at age 40
Cause of death: Murder
Last year, the music of the legendary quartet finally start selling on iTunes. Since that time, through the online Apple Store has been acquired over 9 million songs of The Beatles and 1.5 million of their albums. Of course, continues to buy music at the Liverpool quartet and traditional media - records, CD and DVD. Additional income from royalties Lennon bring ideas Cirque du Soleil: The Beatles.
Occupation: actress
Died: March 23, 2011 at age 79
Cause of death: heart attack
The death of old Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor provoked peak sales of its cosmetics line White Diamonds. Should expect Taylor's rating in the next year: the auction house Christie's in December, to be auctioned off her jewelry, which should bring her heirs about $ 30 million
Revenues: $ 10 million
Occupation: Scientist
Died: April 18, 1955 at the age of 76 years
Cause of death: natural causes
Over the past year has not changed income Einstein nor his sources. The name of the great physicist is still used for the sale of toys for children intellekutalnyh company Baby Einstein, owned by Disney. Money for the image of the scientist pay the Italian Banca Profilo and automaker Chrysler, as well as Nintendo, which sells for its portable video game consoles DS Einstein's Brain Power.
Type of business: children's author
Died: September 24, 1991 at age 87
Cause of death: natural causes
Theodore Gayzel (also known as Dr. Seuss) prodolazhet remain the best-selling novelist in history for young children. Was recently published and immediately became a hit collection of seven of his lesser-known works illustrated, which was called The Bippolo Seed And Other Lost Stories. Deductions for the use of characters Gayzelya pay Universal Studios, Hallmark and Leapfrog.
Occupation: Musician
Died: September 18, 1970 at age 27
Cause of death: an overdose of barbiturates
For the year revenues grew Hendrix for $ 1 million largely contributed to this expensive advertising campaign HP, which used his music as well as a unique set of five discs, released and sold Winterland through Amazon.
Occupation: Writer
Died: November 9, 2004 at the age of 50 years
Cause of death: heart attack
Revenue's "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" for the year fell by half. In the world sold more than 40 million copies of his three books, and in December, Sony will release in cinemas film based on the trilogy. It is sad that Larsson has not witnessed a tremendous success.
