{"id":39714,"date":"2010-10-25T22:43:47","date_gmt":"2010-10-26T03:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=39714"},"modified":"2010-10-25T22:43:47","modified_gmt":"2010-10-26T03:43:47","slug":"j-r-r-tolkien-is-no-3-on-top-earning-deceased-celebrities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2010\/10\/25\/39714-j-r-r-tolkien-is-no-3-on-top-earning-deceased-celebrities\/","title":{"rendered":"J.R.R. 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