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We're Rich!! But we're also Dead.....

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With Halloween right around the corner, I thought it would be fun to take a look at this years list of the top-earning Dead Celebrities as compiled by the folks at Forbes.com.

Dead CELEBS Edited by Matthew Miller Reported by Dorothy Pomerantz, Lacey Rose, Lauren Streib and Marie Thibault from Forbes.com

The money might be drying up in Hollywood, but there's still plenty of cash being made in the graveyard. The 13 iconic figures on Forbes' list of the Top-Earning Dead Celebrities grossed a collective $886 million in the past 12 months.

Topping the list for the first time is Yves Saint Laurent, who earned $350 million to beat out Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley and Andy Warhol.

Yves Saint Laurent
$350 million

Rodgers & Hammerstein

II Rodgers & Hammerstein
$235 million

Michael Jackson

III Michael Jackson
$90 million

Elvis Presley

IV Elvis Presley
$55 million

J.R.R. Tolken

V J.R.R. Tolkien
$50 million

Charles Schultz

VI Charles Schulz
$35 million

John Lennon

VII John Lennon
$15 million

Dr. Suess

VIII Dr. Seuss
$15 million

Albert Einstein

IX Albert Einstein
$10 million

Michael Crichton

X Michael Crichton
$9 million

Aaron Spelling

XI Aaron Spelling
$8 million

Jimi Hendrix

XII Jimi Hendrix
$8 million

Andy Warhol

XIII Andy Warhol
$6 million

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