Question: Who amongst the following ranked top in the list Top-Earning Dead Celebrities Of 2017 released by Forbes magazine recently?
(a) Michael Jackson
(b) Elvis Presley
(c) Bob Blade
(d) Marilyn Monroe
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:
- On October 30, 2017, Michael Jackson ($ 75 million) remained the top 5th consecutive year in the list of highest paid dead celebrities by the prestigious magazine Forbes.
- Michael Jackson was American pop singer and dancer who died in 2009 due to heart failure.
- Golfer Arnold Palmer ($ 40 million) is at second, Cartoonist Charles Schulz ($ 38 million) is at third place, actor and singer and composer Elvis Presley ($ 35 million) ranked fourth place and singer cum musician Bob Marley is at the fifth place ($ 23 million).
Reference:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2017/10/30/the-top-earning-dead-celebrities-of-2017/#6456441341f5
https://www.forbes.com/pictures/59ee26294bbe6f37dda0f050/highest-paid-dead-celebri/#3f9adc0d324f