Kurt Cobain is Top-earning Dead Celebrity
Kurt Cobain has achieved the distinction of becoming the top-earning dead celebrity internationally, overtaking King of Rock Elvis Presley. Forbes.com has reported that the last one year has seen the late Nirvana lead man amass $50 million. Cobain had committed suicide at his Seattle home 12 years ago, when he was only 27. His widow, Courtney Love had sold a 25% stake in his song catalog and that took him past Elvis Presley to take the number one position. The number one position had been held by Elvis for the past four years, and he could manage to earn $42 million. Charles Schulz of Peanuts comic strip fame is placed third with an earning $35 million.