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Forbes: Top-earning dead celebrity Yves Saint Laurent

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Published: November 4, 2009

NEW YORK — According to Forbes magazine, the richest dead celebrity isn’t Michael Jackson. The top-earning dead celebrity is French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, pictured. Forbes released its ninth annual poll last week.

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According to the magazine, Laurent earned $350 million in the past year. Much of his estate was auctioned off at Christie’s in February. Laurent died in June 2008.

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein rank second with combined earnings of $235 million, followed by Jackson with $90 million, Elvis Presley with $55 million and J.R.R. Tolkien with $50 million.

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