Elizabeth Taylor is the top-earning dead celebrities of 2012.

Since 2009; the king of the pop Michael Jackson has held the top of Forbes highest earning dead celebrities. However, screen legend Elizabeth Taylor has surpassed him this year with earning $210 million carried out much from the auction of her jewels, costumes and artwork.In second place is Jackson with $145 million and in third came Elvis Presley whose estate earned $55 million.The list also included writer Charles Shultz the creator of Charlie Brown who landed in fourth place with $37 million followed by the one and only Bob Marley with $17 million.Coming in sixth place is singer John Lennon with $12 million, Hollywood blondy Marilyn Monroe in seventh place with $10 million and in eighth is Steven McQueen with $8 million.