Marilyn Returns to Top-Earning Dead Celebrities List

Marilyn models the Moon of Baroda diamond (photo by Frank Powolny, 1953)

First posted here on October 26, 2011

Marilyn comes 3rd on Forbes’ list of Top-Earning Dead Celebrities for 2011, just behind Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley. She had dropped off the list during 2009 and 2010, but in the last year her estate has earned $27 million.

Writing for Forbes, Dorothy Pomerantz attributes Marilyn’s ‘comeback’ to ABG, the marketing company that acquired licensing rights this year. I would add that My Week With Marilyn, and the upcoming 50th anniversary of her death, have also played their part.