Past guests Past guests include the "Unsinkable" Molly Brown (she stayed at the hotel only a week after the Titanic disaster), infamous Denver crime boss Jefferson "Soapy" Smith, Dr. Sun Yat Sen (just before becoming the president of the new Republic of China), Denver Socialite Louise Sneed Hill, Queen Marie of Romania, John Wayne, and The Beatles. Presidential guests include William Taft, Warren Harding, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton. Murders of 1911 The hotel was the site of the high-profile 1911 murders in which Frank Henwood shot and killed Sylvester Louis "Tony" von Phul, and accidentally killed an innocent bystander, George Copeland, in the hotel's "Marble Bar." Henwood and von Phul were rivals for (or shared) the affections of Denver socialite Isabel Springer, the wife of wealthy Denver businessman and political candidate John W. Springer. The murders culminated in a series of very public trials. Popular culture The hotel features in the 2017 Jane Fonda and Robert Redford film Our Souls at Night. The Brown Palace is featured on many of Denver's cultural tours. Gallery References External links Official website Colorado State Register of Historic Properties Hotels in Denver Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado National Register of Historic Places in Denver Hotel buildings completed in 1889 Autograph Collection Hotels Denver landmarks