Elizabeth Taylor ranks fifth on our annual Halloween-spooky list: The 13 Top-Earning Dead Celebrities. Here's a quick look at the reasons why.
Elizabeth Taylor banked $20 million posthumously from her fragrance business and movie residuals (Photo credit: Getty)
Legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor ranks fifth on this year's list of Top-Earning Dead Celebrities banking an estimated $20 million from perfume royalties and movie residuals. Posthumously, she remains the titan of a dwindling celebrity fragrance business. Her hit scents include White Diamonds, which launched in 24 years ago and continues to sell. Fellow (living) licensing queen Kathy Ireland adopted her two Maltese dogs when she died.
In order to compile the list of the Top-Earning Dead Celebrities, we looked at pretax earnings from Oct. 1, 2014 through Oct. 1, 2015. We included income from record sales, music publishing, film residuals, licensing and other ventures. Our sources include lawyers, managers and agents connected to key celebrity estates.