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For nearly 50 years, Aaron Spelling helped shape American prime time TV. The iconic producer created a massive number of hit series like Charlie's Angels, The Love Boat and Beverly Hills 90210. By the time he died at 83 years old, he left behind a monumental fortune, and a raging family feud that refused to die down. The plot twists are worthy of one of his best-known shows - Dynasty.

Diana Spencer, the People's Princess, shook up the palace and took charity work to a whole new level. When she died in a car crash after being pursued by the paparazzi, she left a legacy that would change the laws of British media and a more approachable royal family. She also left about 100 charities, 17 god children and an estate that would be fought over for almost a decade.

Hailed as perhaps the greatest young actor of his generation, Australian actor and heart throb Heath Ledger headed to America in the late 1990s to take a shot at Hollywood stardom. In just a few years, he established himself as a bonafide superstar, winning an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Brokeback Mountain and delivering an iconic performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight. But when he died of a drug overdose at just 28-years-of-age, he left behind a small fortune "" and even more scandalously, a possible love child.

Perhaps the finest screen actor of the twentieth century, Marlon Brando changed the face of Hollywood and took a stand against racism; when he died he was a recluse who left behind a troubled legacy.