Maurice Gibb (20)

Maurice Gibb
1949–2003
One-third of the Bee Gees
Cause of Death: Heart attack during surgery
Life After Death: The youngest Bee Gee left an estate valued at over $60 million after his unexpected death, a figure due to be bumped up significantly in 2006. A Bee Gees stage musical, You Win Again, is scheduled to open simultaneously in London and New York. In addition, the Bee Gees' back catalogue reverts to their ownership in 2006: Expect to be lavished with reissues. There's also talk of a $30 million Hollywood remake of Saturday Night Fever -- a successful stage version is still running in London. Meanwhile, Gibb's paintball store, Commander Mo's, continues to do brisk business in Miami.
Fraternal Disharmony: It briefly seemed as if Maurice Gibb would be the recipient of two separate tribute events: Brother Barry claimed that he had been "deliberately disinvolved" in brother Robin's plans for a concert and a tribute album featuring Paul McCartney, Snoop Dogg and Beyoncé, and was planning his own separate homage. However, in December, Robin claimed that reports of the feud were untrue and that Barry would be included in any tributes.