Deleb

Deleb
A portmanteau term for (d)ead c(eleb)rities.

Unveiling its annual list of the highest-earning dead celebrities, Forbes magazine noted:

To place on this year’s list, a deceased celebrity – or “deleb,” as industry insiders have dubbed them – needed to rake in at least $6 million between Oct. 1, 2008 and Oct. 1, 2009.
According to Forbes, the most profitable delebs over the past 12 months were:
Yves Saint Laurent – $350 million Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein – $235 million (combined) Michael Jackson – $90m Elvis Presley – $55m J.R.R. Tolkien – $50m Charles Schulz – $35m John Lennon – $15m Dr Seuss (Theodor Geisel) – $15m Albert Einstein – $10m Michael Crichton – $9m Jimi Hendrix – $8m Aaron Spelling – $8m Andy Warhol – $6m


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