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Showbiz memorabilia had its closeup in the past few weeks, with items made famous by Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson and Judy Garland fetching an over-the-rainbow prices at auction. Why are people compelled to buy these items, and who's drawing the biggest bucks? Read on...

Robert Sillerman's CKX Inc. is reportedly "in the late stages" of a buyout led by One Equity Partners, J.P. Morgan's private-equity arm. Judging by market reaction to the likely offer price, a higher one may be needed.

Elvis Presley would have been 75 today -- had he not died of drug-induced heart failure at the age of 42. My reaction -- and the reaction of other people I talked to -- was "Really? He would only be 75?" That makes him 21 years younger than fitness guru Jack LaLanne, two years younger than...

While I'd be hard-pressed to describe my Aunt Linda as rational, her love of Elvis borders on complete insanity. Even now, thirty years after his death, he still stands high in her pantheon, somewhere just south of God and just north of George W. Bush. Let others differentiate between Army Elvis,...

Every two years, a study is released that rates the popularity of dead celebrities.It's a survey put out by Marketing Evaluations, Inc./the Q Scores Company, and it's designed to help marketers conclude what a celebrity endorsement is worth. And since celebrities, long after they're gone, are...