Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono was an American singer, songwriter, actor, and politician. In partnership with his second wife, Cher, he formed the singing duo Sonny & Cher. A member of the Republican Party, Bono served as the 16th mayor of Palm Springs, California, from 1988 to 1992, and served as the U.S. representative for California's 44th district from 1995 until his death in 1998.
Born: February 16, 1935, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: January 5, 1998, Stateline, Nevada, United States
Cause of Death: Blunt trauma as a result of a skiing accident
Net worth: $4 million

Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, and dancer
The biggest pop star of the '80s, and one of the most popular artists of all time, with a brilliant, soulful voice and breathtaking dance moves.
Born: August 29, 1958, Gary, Indiana, United States
Died: June 25, 2009, Los Angeles, California, United States
Cause of Death: Cardiac arrest induced by acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication
Net worth:
$1 billion

As of now, the net worth of Michael Jackson's estate continues to grow due to the continuing popularity of his music and the shrewd management of his assets. The current net worth of his estate is estimated to be over $1 billion.

Mark Twain
American author and humorist
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States.
Mark Twain was an American humorist, novelist, and travel writer. Today he is best remembered as the author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885). Twain is widely considered one of the greatest American writers of all time.
Born: November 30, 1835, Florida, Missouri, United States
Died: April 21, 1910, Stormfield
Cause of Death: Angina pectoris
Stormfield was the mansion built in Redding, Connecticut for author Samuel Clemens, best known as Mark Twain, who lived there from 1908 until his death in 1910.
Net Worth
When he passed in 1910, Mark Twain’s estate was valued at around $500,000, translating to nearly $14 million in today’s currency.

Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash
American country singer
Part rockabilly rebel, part campfire storyteller, part outlaw in black, his hearty baritone has remained the essence of country music.
Born: February 26, 1932, Kingsland, Arkansas, United States
Died: September 12, 2003, Nashville, Tennessee
Cause of Death: Complications from diabetes
Net worth: $60 million

June Carter Cash
American singer
Member of the Carter Family and wife of Johnny Cash, a celebrated, humorous performer, and talented writer.
Born: June 23, 1929, Maces Spring, Virginia, United States
Died: May 15, 2003, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Cause of Death: Complications from heart surgery
net worth of $20 million at the time of her death.

John Denver
American musician
Country-rock singer/songwriter who softly praised the simple life to become one of the biggest stars of the '70s
Born: December 31, 1943, Roswell, New Mexico, United States
Died: October 12, 1997, Monterey Bay
Cause of Death: Blunt force trauma as a result of a plane crash
Net worth: $60 million

Nancy Kulp.
Nancy Jane Kulp was an American character actor, writer and comedian best known as Miss Jane Hathaway on the CBS television series The Beverly Hillbillies.
Born: August 28, 1921, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: February 3, 1991, Palm Desert, California, United States
Cause of Death: Cancer
Net Worth $1.3 million

Ernest Hemingway
American writer
Although Ernest Hemingway was a prolific author who won both the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize in Literature for his work, he led a life full of tragedy and frequently struggled with his mental health.
Born: July 21, 1899, Oak Park, Illinois, United States
Died: July 2, 1961, Ketchum, Idaho, United States
Cause of Death: Suicide by gunshot
Net worth of $1.4 million at the time of his death in 1961.

Word of the Day: Literatim.

adverb
1. (Of the copying of a text) Letter by letter.

Example Sentences.
1. "The monk copied down the theological text literatim."
2. "Our office assistant takes dictation literatim on her typewriter."
3. "The first draft was printed literatim, without any editing

Word Origin.
Latin, early 17th century

This term stems from the medieval Latin "littera," meaning "letter." "Verbatim" and "literatim" might seem like synonyms, but their exact definitions differ slightly. "Verbatim" means "in the exact words," while "literatim" means "letter for letter."

Word of the Day: Epigrammatic

ADJECTIVE
1. Of the nature or in the style of an epigram; concise, clever, and amusing.

Example Sentences.
1. "Taylor's epigrammatic wit always garners her lots of attention at parties."
2. "He has a distinctly epigrammatic writing style."
3. "I've filled my home with wall art and decor containing epigrammatic sayings."

Word Origin.
Greek, early 18th century

From quotes on inspirational posters to cinematic one-liners, if something is clever and concise, it can be considered "epigrammatic." While the modern usage of this word developed from French, its roots are found in the Latin word "epigramma" ("an inscription") and the Greek words "epigramma" ("an inscription on a tomb or public monument") and "epigraphen" ("to write on or inscribe").