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Special thanks to Chris Pfieffer for the great photoshop. Found on the Kpam website!

THE FAMILY FUED BEGINS FOR THE MILLIONS AFTER DEATH!

Elizabeth Taylor left an enduring legacy of great films and even greater acts of philanthropy. She also amassed a huge fortune estimated between $600 million and $1 billion, most of that from her savvy business dealings. Already, the fighting has begun as to who will get to manage that bounty along with all the money she's destined to make in death.

I'm told her last wish was for her lucrative jewelry collection, valued at a staggering $150 million in 2002, to be auctioned off and the proceeds given to the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and amfAR.

"Elizabeth also made arrangements to split the rest of her fortune between her four children and other charities that she cared so much about," a close friend of the star's tells me. "But what is causing all the problems is not the money she made during her life, but rather what should happen to the millions she is going to make after her death."

Beauty product giant Elizabeth Arden has already announced they'll continue selling Liz's still-popular fragrances -- they made $77 million last year alone -- and there are countless other opportunities, like film re-releases and merchandising that the estate could profit greatly from.

"The one thing she didn't do was understand that, much like Elvis and Michael Jackson, she might be worth more in death," my source says. "This is what has already started to cause friction between family, business managers and the many charities that meant so much to Elizabeth."

The two-time Oscar winner has been worth a lot of money for decades. In 1996, when she divorced her last husband, Larry Fortensky, documents showed her net worth was $608.4 million. The New York Post reported that during the 1990s, Taylor earned about $2 per second, or about $63 million per year. Her perfume, White Diamonds, has never stopped selling.

"Elizabeth was a great actress, but she was also a great businesswoman," a Hollywood insider tells me.

BARBARA EDEN IS READY TO SHAKE UP HOLLYWOOD

Her biography hits book shelves in April and reviews from pre-released copies say it's a Hollywood earth shaker. 

SOURCES TELL ME THAT SCOTT PELLEY WILL BE THE NEXT CBS ANCHOR

 
Sources say.....60 Minutes reporter Scott Pelley will inherit the big chair once used by Murrow, Cronkite, Rather and pathetic Couric. The CBS Evening News and all the network broadcasts are diminished now due to the news being old news by 6pm. Pelley will be a good choice but a bit boring.

9.1 SHAKER ON THIS DAY - ALSAKA IN 1964

 

IS YOUR ZIPPO REAL?

Zippo really does have the best guarantee of any lighter. There saying has always been "Always works - Or we fix it" has been their slogan since 1937. They repair over 100,000 lighters a year. Here is the twist to my story on Zippo....Factories in China make over 12 million FAKE Zippos a year. In Bradford,PA (Zippo plant) they make 12 million real ones! The fakes are so good, Zippo has a hard time telling the difference between what is real and faux. Amazing what goes on in China with black market goods from Gucci bags to Zippo Lighters!

THE GREATEST KISN AIR STAFF TEAM ....EVER!

A host of legends in this Gino Rossi photo (taken for a survey cover, this is the rough shot before edits)

THE REAL DON STEELE- TIGER TOM MURPHY- BILL HOWLETT- PETER HUNTINGTON MAY -HERM CLEEVER-LES PARSONS-DICK SAINTE- FRANK BENNEY

LIZ-EDDIE & DEBBIE

There must of been sparks flying in this room. Eddie was married to Debbie Reynolds and it did not take long for Liz to break up the marriage. 

NEON RAINBOW BY TYLER ROGOWAY

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HOUDINI'S ASSISTANT TOOK SECRETS TO HER GRAVE AT 103 YRS

Dorothy Young was Houdini's magic assistant in 1925-1926 opening his shows for the greatest illusionist. Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926. Dorothy passed away at age 103 and never revealed the secrets to his tricks. Dorothy married a wealthy silk importer and gave over 10 million dollars to Drew University in Madison New Jersey. Dorothy died on March 20 at a retirement home in Tinton Falls, New Jersey.

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