Top-earning dead celebrities

POSTED: 1:22 PM Oct 29 2012 UPDATED: 2:00 AM Oct 30 2012

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Find out which celebrities are earning the most from beyond the grave.

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Michael Jackson and Elizabeth Taylor are among the top-earning dead celebrities in the past 12 months, according to Forbes. Find out who else made this year's list.

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George Harrison

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Steve McQueen, Wanted

Betty Page

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Marilyn Monroe

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Elvis Presley

Michael Jackson This Is It

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