90.5TheNIGHT.org, homepage to Brookdale Public Radio

Now on HD1: Entangled by Genesis | Recently Played

ELVIS IS FORBES’ RICHEST DEAD CELEBRITY

Posted on November 1, 2007 by

NEW YORK (AP) – Death hasn’t dampened Elvis Presley’s earning power. The King’s estate has earned an estimated 49 (m) million dollars in the past 12 months, reclaiming the Number 1 spot on Forbes.com’s list of Top-Earning Dead Celebrities. He last topped the list in 2005. Presley died in 1977. John Lennon ranks second with earnings of 44 million dollars. Ex-bandmate George Harrison was fourth with $22 dollars.