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'''Frank Pritt''' was a salesperson and product manager for [[Harris Corporation]] in the 1970s, then founder of [[Attachmate|Attachmate Corporation]] in |
'''Frank Wilson Pritt III''' (1940-2015) was a salesperson and product manager for [[Harris Corporation]] in the 1970s, then founder of [[Attachmate|Attachmate Corporation]] in 1982. Attachmate went on to become [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]'s largest privately held [[software]] firm. He was listed on [[Forbes]]' list of 400 richest Americans in October 1995. He announced his retirement from Attachmate, where he had held the office of president, in 2005. |
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Frank Pritt and [[Julia Pritt]] were Seattle software entrepreneurs, and co-founded Attachmate in their living room in 1982.<ref name=ATTMpressrelease>{{citation|date=April 18, 2005|publisher=Attachmate|via=Marketwired.com|title=Attachmate Announces Agreement to Sell the Company to Investment Group|type=press release|url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/attachmate-announces-agreement-to-sell-the-company-to-investment-group-538362.htm}}</ref> They were married for 28 years, divorcing in 1990.<ref name=obit>{{citation|title=Julia Pritt obituary|newspaper=The Seattle Times|date=April 11, 2010|via=legacy.com|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/seattletimes/obituary.aspx?pid=141670221}}</ref> |
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On May 17th, [[2006]] Frank listed his estate in [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] for sale with a price of $75,000,000. The 30,000 square foot estate, located in [[Corona Del Mar, CA]], is named the Portobello Estate. If it sells at the list price it will be the most expensive home sale ever in the [[United States]]. It is being listed by real estate mogul [[John McMonigle]]. |
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On May 17, 2006 Frank listed his estate in [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] for sale with a price of $75 million. The {{convert|30000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} estate, located in [[Corona del Mar, CA]], is named the [[Portabello Estate]]. The estate finally sold towards the end of 2010 for $34.1 million plus the buyer also gave the seller a property valued at around $7 million.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704648604575620952403129616?KEYWORDS=private+properties#project%3DSLIDESHOW08%26s%3DSB10001424052748704104104575622941615789002%26articleTabs%3Darticle| title = Real Estate News about Frank Pritt, Allman Brothers' Butch Trucks and Lee Vogelstein - WSJ}} </ref> |
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He died on July 28, 2015. |
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== References == |
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* [http://www.memorialobituaries.com/memorials/memorials.cgi?action=Obit&memid=215120&clientid=flint Online Obituary for Frank Wilson Pritt III]{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |
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* [http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/ah_real_estate_building/article/0,1801,HGTV_3158_5553449,00.html HGTV's What's With That Expensive House] |
* [http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/ah_real_estate_building/article/0,1801,HGTV_3158_5553449,00.html HGTV's What's With That Expensive House] |
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* [http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/life/homegarden/abox/article_1970957.php The Architect Behind the $75 Million Dollar O.C. Estate], Orange County Register, January 31, 2008 |
* [http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/life/homegarden/abox/article_1970957.php The Architect Behind the $75 Million Dollar O.C. Estate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206115544/http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/life/homegarden/abox/article_1970957.php |date=2008-02-06 }}, Orange County Register, January 31, 2008 |
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Latest revision as of 15:40, 30 April 2024
Frank Wilson Pritt III (1940-2015) was a salesperson and product manager for Harris Corporation in the 1970s, then founder of Attachmate Corporation in 1982. Attachmate went on to become Washington's largest privately held software firm. He was listed on Forbes' list of 400 richest Americans in October 1995. He announced his retirement from Attachmate, where he had held the office of president, in 2005.
Frank Pritt and Julia Pritt were Seattle software entrepreneurs, and co-founded Attachmate in their living room in 1982.[1] They were married for 28 years, divorcing in 1990.[2]
On May 17, 2006 Frank listed his estate in Orange County for sale with a price of $75 million. The 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) estate, located in Corona del Mar, CA, is named the Portabello Estate. The estate finally sold towards the end of 2010 for $34.1 million plus the buyer also gave the seller a property valued at around $7 million.[3]
He died on July 28, 2015.
References
[edit]- ^ Attachmate Announces Agreement to Sell the Company to Investment Group (press release), Attachmate, April 18, 2005 – via Marketwired.com
- ^ "Julia Pritt obituary", The Seattle Times, April 11, 2010 – via legacy.com
- ^ "Real Estate News about Frank Pritt, Allman Brothers' Butch Trucks and Lee Vogelstein - WSJ".
External links
[edit]- Online Obituary for Frank Wilson Pritt III[permanent dead link]
- Why Frank Pritt docked his yacht, Forbes Magazine, January 27, 1997
- Frank Pritt (of Attachmate) - As I Knew Him by Burt Gearhart (blog)
- HGTV's What's With That Expensive House
- The Architect Behind the $75 Million Dollar O.C. Estate Archived 2008-02-06 at the Wayback Machine, Orange County Register, January 31, 2008
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