Because they had shared their stories-and their lives-in the successful novels, Ernestine and Frank, Jr. decided to share evenly amongst their siblings and their mother all royalties from both books and the movies based on them.
Ernestine and Frank, Jr., having shared their tales and lives in the successful novels "Ernestine and Frank, Jr." decided to distribute royalties equally amongst their siblings and mother from both books and movies based on them.