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===Homes=== In November 1958, Crosby purchased the 1,350-acre [[Rising River Ranch]] in [[Cassel, California]] after renting a portion of it for several years.<ref>"Crosby is buying ranch near FRM". ''Redding Record-Searchlight''. November 24, 1958. p. 1.</ref> Attorney Ira Shadwell declined to disclose the purchase price. In October 1978, actor [[Clint Eastwood]] purchased the ranch under the name of his business manager, Roy Kaufman, for $1.5 million.<ref>"Crosby ranch attracts offer of $1.5 million". ''Redding Record-Searchlight''. October 24, 1978. p. 9.</ref> Crosby and his family lived in the San Francisco area for many years. In 1963, he and his wife Kathryn moved with their three young children from Los Angeles to a $175,000 ten-bedroom Tudor estate in [[Hillsborough, California|Hillsborough]], formerly owned by fellow horseman [[Lindsay C. Howard]], one of Crosby's closest friends, because they did not want to raise their children in Hollywood, according to son Nathaniel. This house went up for sale by its current owners in 2021 for $13.75 million.<ref name="Zinko-2001">{{Cite web|last=Zinko|first=Carolyne|date=January 21, 2001|title=The Bay Area Connection / Crosby and his family kept a low but friendly profile while living in Hillsborough|url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/The-Bay-Area-Connection-Crosby-and-his-family-2961888.php|access-date=July 2, 2021|website=SFGATE|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Taylor|first=Candace|title=Bing Crosby's Onetime Bay Area Home Hits the Market for $13.75 Million|url=https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/bing-crosby-s-onetime-bay-area-home-hits-the-market-for-13-75-million-147295|access-date=July 2, 2021|website=www.mansionglobal.com|date=March 26, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1965, the Crosbys moved to a larger, 40-room French chateau-style house on nearby Jackling Drive, where Kathryn Crosby continued to reside after Bing's death.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Larsen|first=Elaine|date=April 24, 1998|title=The Crosby Estate|url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/The-Crosby-Estate-3092562.php|access-date=July 2, 2021|website=SFGATE|language=en-US}}</ref> This house served as a setting for some of the family's [[Minute Maid]] orange juice television commercials.<ref name="Zinko-2001"/>
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