3.J.R.R. Tolkien – $50 Million
Who said writers don’t earn a lot of money did not hear about J.R.R Tolkien.
The Enligsh writer, poet, philologist, and university professor is our number 3 in the top earning dead celebrities.
The author of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, Tolkien was born in 1892 and died in 1973.
Tolkien is considered to be the “father” of modern fantasy literature.
In 2008, The Times ranked him sixth on a list of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945.
Tolkien undertook a translation of Beowulf in the 1920, which he never published.
The translation was edited and published in 2014, by his son.
Top 10 Dead Celebrities Who Still Earn Money – J.R.R. Tolkien – $50 Million
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