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The Highest-Paid Dead Celebrities Of 2026

Summary by Forbes
Quincy Jones, Dolly Parton and Diane Keaton join the familiar cast of musicians and athletes still making millions from beyond the grave.

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Coinciding with the celebration of the Day of the Dead, the magazine ‘Forbes’ has published the list of celebrities that more millions of dollars have generated in the last year thanks to its music, its films, its licinesses and its legacy

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Few have gathered a creative work as diverse and prestigious as that of Quincy Jones. The legendary superproducer, who died of pancreatic cancer at the end of 2024 at the age of 91, worked on iconic successes as disparate as Michael Jackson's Thriller and Frank Sinatra's Fly Me To The Moon, and helped to give [...] La entrada The famous dead who generate more money in 2026: Quincy Jones dethrones Michael Jackson appears first in Forbes Spain.

Between copyright, theme parks and auction memorabilia, the heirs of the myths of music and cinema continue to collect fortunes The article Quincy Jones surpasses Michael Jackson: who are the most paid dead celebrities of 2026 is taken from Forbes Italia.

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Forbes broke the news in Jersey City, United States on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
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