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Famous as :

Singer and guitarist

Birth Name :

Kurt Donald Cobain

Birth Date :

February 20, 1967

Birth Place :

Hoquiam, Washington, USA

Spouse :

Courtney Love (musician, 24-Feb-92 - 5-Apr-94) (his death)

Claim to fame :

Lead singer and guitarist of rock band Nirvana

Courtney Love Suicidal Over Kurt Cobain's Stolen Ashes

June 02, 2008 02:06:01

The remains of legendary musician have been stolen, according to his distraught widow . The ashes of the late musician were taken from her Los Angeles home, it's been reported.

Love kept Cobain's ashes in a pink bag shaped like a teddy bear, along with a lock of his hair. However, she was devastated to find the bag and thousands of dollars worth of jewelery missing after thieves broke into her home late last month, Britain's News of the World newspaper reported. Clothes were also stolen from her home.

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Converse Launching Kurt Cobain-Inspired Footwear Line

March 19, 2008 02:03:13

gets his own Converse shoe. The late musician is about to be commemorated in a series of shoes created by the footwear manufacturer which has been making shoes since the early 20th century.

Converse's Cobain-inspired shoes will feature the music legend's name, lyrics, writing and signature. The shoes, moreover, will also feature select drawings and writings first published in 2002's Journals scrawled on them.

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Kurt Cobain Made Into Toy Dolls, Lunch Boxes, and Key Chains

June 26, 2007 01:06:10

changes her mind concerning her late husband 's license. Initially slammed shoe manufacturer Dr. Martens for using an image of Cobain to sell its boots in England, the troubled rocker surprisingly allowed the National Entertainment Collectibles Association (NECA) to print his pictures on their products.

Besides being made into toy dolls, Cobain's likeness also featured on a new line of lunch boxes and a key chain. No other details being released on the products.

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David Bowie, R.E.M. in Soundtrack of Kurt Cobain's Biopic

June 04, 2007 09:06:21

A soundtrack to biopic " About a Son" features songs from , The Vaselines, and , some musicians in great influence to Kurt. The compilation, which also receives a composition by 's Ben Gibbard, will be distributed via Barsuk on September 11.

The soundtrack is the following of the film that has gone premiere in 2006 Toronto International Film Festival. Containing Kurt's previously unreleased audiotaped interviews, the 96 minutes film will also be released on theaters and in DVD version in the fourth quarter of this year.

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On Sale: Kurt Cobain's Belongings

May 01, 2007 09:05:16

is planning to auction most of her late husband 's belongings. The controversial actress has not yet set the date for the sale though, except saying that it would occur in the near future.

"I'm going to have a Christie's auction," Love tells AOL music Website Spinner.com. "[My house] is like a mausoleum."

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Ewan McGregor As Kurt Cobain Onscreen ?

January 19, 2007 02:01:30

Following the buzz surrounding 's plan to develop "", a biographical feature about her deceased husband , what probably becomes the hot topic to talk about by now is seemingly the actor to play the frontman.

A source for the Daily Express has informed that Ewan McGregor has come out as the top choice among other potential names to assume the role. What's interesting here is if McGregor truly lands the part, this won't be the first time the striking guy portrays a rock star as he had brilliantly done it before in "Velvet Goldmine."

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Courtney Love Planning Kurt Cobain Biopic

January 15, 2007 09:01:37

, the widow of the late frontman , has acquired the rights to Charles Cross' celebrated biography on her late husband and is planning to turn it into a movie.

Revealed on the project, Love wrote on her fan site that the biopic is in its "embryonic stage with no script and no director decided." Sources said that some studios are in discussions with Love to bring the book to the big screen.

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Forbes' Top-Earning Dead Celebrities

October 26, 2006 11:10:53

It's been twelve years after his death that , singer-songwriter, is making another record. The late rocker, whose wealth in an estimated $50 million between October 2005 and October of this year, tops the top spot on Forbes' 6th annual Top-Earning Dead Celebrities list.

In the last 12 months, Cobain reportedly earned $50 million, which is said largely due to his widow, , who sold a stake in his song catalog to publishing company Primary Wave. The once proclaimed King of Pop , who died in 1977 and reigned as the top earner from 2001 to 2005, slips to 2nd spot with earnings of $42 million.

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Forbes Magazine's List of Big-Time Moneymakers

June 17, 2006 09:06:28

Even after death, is still "The King." Approvingly in a recent poll conducted by Forbes magazine on Big-Time Moneymaker, Elvis is ranked 1st with estate earned an estimated $52 million last year.

Meanwhile, the late is just behind at No.2. His estate earned about $50 million. Others on the list of dead celebrities with major earning power are Albert Einstein, Andy Warhol, and .

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Soon to be Released, "The Diaries of Courtney Love"

May 31, 2006 02:05:50

Wanna know further details on 's life? If yes, then "Dirty Blonde: The Diaries Of Courtney Love" should be an interesting read for you.

It is a 288-page confessional of the singer complete with poetry, journal entries, letters, childhood records, song lyrics, fanzine material, show fliers and never-before-seen photographs that include her late husband, , and their daughter, Frances Bean.

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Courtney Love Sells Nirvana's Catalogue

April 01, 2006 12:04:41

has sold 25 per cent of her share of 's publishing catalogue for more than $50 million. The stake, which she inherited in 1994 after her late husband committed suicide, was sold to Larry Mestel of Primary Wave Music Publishing.

As for everybody to know, Love was given 98 per cent of Nirvana's publishing rights following Cobain's death, while his bandmates and Krist Novoselic split the remaining two per cent. "I took a strategic partner, Larry Mestel, to help me co-manage the estate because it was overwhelming," Love said.

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Courtney Love Sued By Her Lawyers

October 28, 2005 01:10:49

Troubled rocker can't clean herself up just like that as she's facing another legal trouble brought to the court by Seattle law firm Hendricks & Lewis. Per MTV.com, the Hendricks & Lewis is suing Love for failing to pay her more than $340,000 debt which she should pay to the firm for work they did in securing publishing rights and other materials from husband and band .

In details, Hendricks & Lewis claim they were responsible for getting more than $7 million in advances for Love, $4 million for Nirvana's 2002 greatest hits CD and another $3.3 million for Cobain's journals, but when they asked to be paid, Love allegedly said that she didn't have money to do that. The law firm also named Love and Cobain's daughter, Frances Bean Cobain in the suit and is seeking a legal claim on all of Love's papers in their possession, which include material belonging to the late Cobain.

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