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Because you make money from something doesn't mean it's your only, primary or a necessary motivation.

Also, they might not earn as much as you imagine: They sold the movie rights in 1969 for £100,000.

https://www.worldcrunch.com/culture-society/my-father039s-qu...

£100,000 in 1969 is nearly £2 million today, so while little compared to the billion dollar adaptations in the 2000s, still a tidy sum

It was needed to pay a large tax bill. Taxes were much higher then. In the UK they peaked at 98%, made up of 83% Income Tax and a 15% surcharge for income not directly earned.

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