Google "Frank Sinatra" or just click here:
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=%22Frank+Sinatra%22&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

Short answer: it really depends on the celebrity, and the nature  
thereof. History has been kind to Richard Nixon since he passed--it  
was less kind when he was alive.

Yes, death impacts people's perceptions. Sometimes negatively,  
sometimes positively.

Michael Jackson is revered in death, and reviled as a child molester  
in life (justified or not.) To be quite frank (and somewhat crass): he  
hasn't been dead long enough to really assess the impact.

Google "Ryan Jenkins" for somebody whose death will have a minimal  
impact on their reputation despite their fame.
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