Celebrities who also make money after their death
You might think that death stops making money, but some celebrities have made money for their heirs even after they died.
Theater News Base: Death is often the end of celebrities as well as their successes. But some artists are an exception, and their deaths do not destroy their success, but even increase the wealth of them and their heirs. In 2018, the American magazine “Forbes” published a list of deceased celebrities who had the highest income in that year. Michael Jackson topped the list with $ 400 million.
Jackson He died in 2009 at the age of 50. However, after his death, the value of his assets doubled, especially after Sony bought his stake in EMT.
Elvis Presley, The late actor and musician who died in 1977, is in second place on the list with an income of about $ 40 million. His music albums still sell for more than $ 1 million a year.
In third place Arnold Palmer Who was an athlete is present. He died in 2016 at the age of 87. After Palmer’s death and the naming of a drink after him, his fortune increased. His annual income was estimated at $ 35 million.
Charles Schultz The cartoonist is the fourth person on the list to die in 2000 with a fortune of $ 34 million. “Snoopy” was one of the most famous characters created by Schultz. DHX Media paid $ 345 million in 2017 to cover 80% of Snoopy’s business.
In the fifth place name Bob Marley It can be seen that he was a musician and musician. He died in 1981, with a fortune of $ 23 million. After his death, the production of products under his name, such as headphones, increased his wealth.
Dr. Zos The novelist died in 1991 at the age of 87 while his fortune was estimated at $ 16 million. Yet his books are still selling. In 2017, it was announced that 4.8 million copies of his books had been sold.
Marilyn Monroe, The Hollywood actor, is in the next position, despite the fact that he died about a decade ago, he has an annual income of $ 14 million. He has joined the list of deceased celebrities earning millions of dollars due to new contracts signed by his heirs.
In the next rank of the name Prince Rogers Nelson The actor is said to have an income of $ 13 million, despite the fact that he lost his life in 2016 at the age of 57. After his death, from 2017 to 2018, one of his albums sold 250,000 copies, which doubled his fortune since his death.
John Lenon The musician and pianist is also on the list with $ 12 million. He was shot four times in 1980 by a former fan, Mark David Chapman, when he was 40 years old. However, 2 million copies of his music albums are sold every year, and this has increased his wealth.
Muhammad Ali Clay, The famous Uxor with eight million dollars is the last person on this list. He was hospitalized in 2016 with respiratory problems and died of an infectious shock of unknown natural causes at the age of 74.