When it comes to dead celebrity earnings, it’s hard to beat Michael Jackson. The pop singer, who died in 2009 at the age of 50, earned more than any living artist in the past 12 months: $145 million.
当谈到已故名人收入问题，别人很难击败迈克尔•杰克逊。这位流行歌手，在2009年逝世，享年50岁，在过去的12个月比任何在世艺术家赚得都多：1.45亿美元。

But this year that wasn’t enough to get him to the top of our list of the Top Earning Dead Celebrities. Instead, Jackson ranks second. Taking his place in the No. 1 spot is Elizabeth Taylor. Theglamorousactress, who was 79 when she passed away last year, earned astaggering$210 million last year.
但是今年，他并没有占据最能吸金的已故名人的榜首。而是排名第二。取代他榜首位置的是伊丽莎白•泰勒，这位魅力女星，在去年79岁的时候去世了，去年大赚了2.1亿美元。