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*The prolific David Foster Wallace left a large cache of notes behind before he died and so others were able to step in and finish his long-awaited novel, The Pale King.

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* ''Through the Ice'' by Robert Kornwise [-and PiersAnthony-]

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* ''Through the Ice'' by Robert Kornwise [-and PiersAnthony-]PiersAnthony-]
** In this case, the living author is actually the more famous one.
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->...if [George R. R. Martin] dies early, Hollywood will pay somebody a lot of money to finish the books from his notes. Probably Brandon Sanderson or Kevin Anderson or someone whose name rhymes with either of them. If you’re a fantasy writer looking to make it in the big leagues finishing other peoples’ work, you could do worse than to change your name to “Ganderson.”
--> '''[[http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2011/04/05/we-have-to-wait-a-couple-years-to-see-jon-snow-stab-a-bitch/ Mighty God King]]'''
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* MichaelJackson's segments from "We Are The World" were re-used on the 2010 remake for Haiti, given his then-recent death and [[strike:a shot at cultural relevance]] his heavy involvement in the original. Janet Jackson even sang along with her late brother in the remake.

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* MichaelJackson's segments from "We Are The World" were re-used on the 2010 remake for Haiti, given his then-recent death and [[strike:a shot at cultural relevance]] his heavy involvement in the original. Janet Jackson even sang along with her late brother in the remake.

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* "The Shuttered Room" and certain other fragmentary stories were completed after HPLovecraft's death by [-AugustDerleth-].
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* E.B. White, up until his death, kept adding to and revising William Strunk's ''The Elements of Style'', to the point where he was even credited as a co-author. Now since White's own death other editors have been doing the same, uncredited.
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* ''[[WheelOfTime The Gathering Storm]]'' by RobertJordan [-and BrandonSanderson-]

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* ''[[WheelOfTime The Gathering Storm]]'' Storm and Towers Of Midnight]]'' by RobertJordan [-and BrandonSanderson-]
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* A variation of this occurred with ''The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus.'' Heath Ledger passed away during filming, so JohnnyDepp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell stepped in to play the same role and help finish the film.
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* ''A.I.'' was started by StanleyKubrick and finished by StevenSpielberg.

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* ''A.''[=~A.I.'' : Artificial Intelligence~=]'' was started by StanleyKubrick and finished by StevenSpielberg.
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* When young adult author JohnBellairs died, he left behind two unfinished manuscripts and outlines for two other stories. The finished versions of those four books, completed by BradStrickland, were so well-received that Strickland has since been commissioned to write several more books in the series.

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* "There's a Tear in My Beer" by Hank Williams [-and Hank Williams, Jr.-]
** Similarly, "Unforgettable" by Nat "King" Cole [-and Natalie Cole-], and "God Bless the Child" by Billie Holiday and [-Tony Bennett-].

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* "There's a Tear in My Beer" by Similarly to the Hank Williams [-and Hank Williams, Jr.-]
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example above, "Unforgettable" by Nat "King" Cole [-and Natalie Cole-], and "God Bless the Child" by Billie Holiday and [-Tony Bennett-].

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* A.I. was started by StanleyKubrick and finished by StevenSpielberg.

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* A.''A.I. '' was started by StanleyKubrick and finished by StevenSpielberg.StevenSpielberg.
** This one is a bit special, as it was started by Kubrick, who then handed it to Spielberg, with plans to direct it. But once Spielberg did it, it was always he who was to direct it.
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* ''Bindi the Jungle Girl'' with Steve, [-Terri, and Bindi Sue-] Irwin.



* "In The Ghetto by Rick James [-and Busta Rhymes-].
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* Similarly, HankWilliamsJr cut a "duet" with his father (who died in 1953) which included a recording of [[HankWilliams the elder Williams]]' voice spliced into Jr.'s recording. They even sing together at some points.

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* Similarly, HankWilliamsJr cut a "duet" with his father father, HankWilliams, (who died in 1953) which included titled "There's a recording of [[HankWilliams the Tear in My Beer". The elder Williams]]' voice spliced into Jr.'s recording. They even sing together at some points.Williams's vocals were lifted from a vinyl recording.
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* Similarly, HankWilliamsJr cut a "duet" with his father (who died in 1953) which included a recording of [[HankWilliams the elder Williams]]' voice spliced into Jr.'s recording. They even sing together at some points.
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* ''{{Garfield}} Visits [[NormanRockwell Rockwell]]'', a calendar and [[http://www.zazzle.com/GarfieldandRockwell/ merchandise line]] which remedies the lack of [[{Garfield}} fat orange cats]] in NormanRockwell's paintings for the ''Saturday Evening Post''.

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* ''{{Garfield}} Visits [[NormanRockwell Rockwell]]'', a calendar and [[http://www.zazzle.com/GarfieldandRockwell/ merchandise line]] which remedies the lack of [[{Garfield}} [[{{Garfield}} fat orange cats]] in NormanRockwell's paintings for the ''Saturday Evening Post''.
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* "{{Garfield}} Meets Rockwell," a calendar and [[http://www.zazzle.com/GarfieldandRockwell/ merchandise linek]] which remedies the lack of fat orange cats in NormanRockwell's paintings for the ''Saturday Evening Post''.

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* "{{Garfield}} Meets Rockwell," ''{{Garfield}} Visits [[NormanRockwell Rockwell]]'', a calendar and [[http://www.zazzle.com/GarfieldandRockwell/ merchandise linek]] line]] which remedies the lack of [[{Garfield}} fat orange cats cats]] in NormanRockwell's paintings for the ''Saturday Evening Post''.

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* "{{Garfield}} Meets Rockwell," a calendar and [[http://www.zazzle.com/GarfieldandRockwell/ merchandise linek]] which remedies the lack of fat orange cats in NormanRockwell's paintings for the ''Saturday Evening Post''.
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** Similarly, "Unforgettable" by Nat "King" Cole [-and Natalie Cole-], and "God Bless the Child" by Billie Holiday and Tony Bennett.

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** Similarly, "Unforgettable" by Nat "King" Cole [-and Natalie Cole-], and "God Bless the Child" by Billie Holiday and Tony Bennett.[-Tony Bennett-].

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* ''There's a Tear in my Beer'' by Hank Williams [-and Hank Williams, Jr.-]

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* ''There's "There's a Tear in my Beer'' My Beer" by Hank Williams [-and Hank Williams, Jr.-]-]
** Similarly, "Unforgettable" by Nat "King" Cole [-and Natalie Cole-], and "God Bless the Child" by Billie Holiday and Tony Bennett.
* "What a Wonderful World" by LouisArmstrong and [-KennyG-], which Pat Metheny [[http://www.jazzoasis.com/methenyonkennyg.htm really didn't care for]].

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* TheSalmonOfDoubt by DouglasAdams

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* TheSalmonOfDoubt by DouglasAdams
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The new author may have been close to the original one, or even helped with the work while the original author was alive, or just working off some discovered notes on what the original author had planned, but what's important is that the work has to have already been started by the original author before their passing; It doesn't count if someone just creates a brand new work using the dead author's characters or universe.

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The new author may have been close to the original one, or even helped with the work while the original author was alive, or just working off some discovered notes on what the original author had planned, but what's important is that the work has to have already been started by the original author before their passing; It it doesn't count if someone just creates a brand new work using the dead author's characters or universe.




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* ''AfterTheRain'' was written by AkiraKurosawa, who was planning on directing it; after his death Koizumi Takashi took over.



* ''Grumbles From The Grave'' by Robert Heinlein [-and Virginia Heinlein-]
* ''Garden Of Shadows'' by [[VCAndrews V.C. Andrews]] [-and Andrew Neiderman-]
* ''FallenHearts'' by V.C. Andrews [-and Andrew Neiderman-]

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* ''Grumbles From The Grave'' by Robert Heinlein [-and Virginia Heinlein-]
Virginia-] Heinlein
* ''Garden Of Shadows'' and ''Fallen Hearts'' by [[VCAndrews V.C. Andrews]] [-and Andrew Neiderman-]
* ''FallenHearts'' by V.C. Andrews [-and Andrew
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* ''TheWatsons'' by JaneAusten [-and Catherine Hubback, John Coates, Laura Wade, or Helen Baker-], each one showed up with a different version.

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* ''TheWatsons'' by JaneAusten [-and Catherine Hubback, John Coates, Laura Wade, or Helen Baker-], Baker-]; each one showed up with a different version.



* ''Requiem'' by WolfgangAmadeusMozart [-and Franz Süssmayr-]

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* ''Requiem'' by WolfgangAmadeusMozart [-and Franz Süssmayr-]Süssmayr-]




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* Yo Yo Ma's venture into tango music includes a track on which he "collaborates" with deceased tango legend Astor Piazzolla using preexisting recordings.
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A PosthumousCollaboration is when an unfinished work is completed by someone else for the sake of the fans [[strike:and the publisher's bank account]].

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A PosthumousCollaboration is when an unfinished work is completed by someone else for the sake of the fans [[strike:and the publisher's [[strike:publisher's bank account]].
account]] fans.
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* The two concluding books of the ''{{Dune}}'' series, ''Heretics of Dune'' and ''Sandworms of Dune'' by [[strike:Frank Herbert]] Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.

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* The two concluding books of the ''{{Dune}}'' series, ''Heretics of Dune'' and ''Sandworms of Dune'' Dune,'' ''supposedly'' based on Frank Herbert's notes, written by [[strike:Frank Herbert]] Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
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* The two concluding books of the ''{{Dune}}'' series, ''Heretics of Dune'' and ''Sandworms of Dune'' by [[strike:Frank Herbert]] Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
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* ''There's a Tear in my Beer'' by Hank Williams [-and Hank Williams, Jr.-]
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* ''Whistle'' by JamesJones [-and Willie Morris-]
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* ''Nico'' by Shannon Hoon [-and the rest of Blind Melon-].

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