▁and ▁several ▁president ial ▁candidates ▁stayed ▁at ▁the ▁St . ▁Francis , ▁including ▁another ▁visit ▁from ▁William ▁Jenn ings ▁Bry an . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁the ▁St . ▁Francis ▁became ▁the ▁fashion able ▁place ▁to ▁stay ▁for ▁cele brit ies ▁and ▁film ▁actors ▁coming ▁from ▁Hollywood . ▁St . ▁Francis ▁guests ▁included ▁silent ▁film ▁stars ▁Charlie ▁Chap lin , ▁Douglas ▁Fair b anks , ▁Mary ▁Pick ford , ▁cow boy ▁star ▁Tom ▁Mix , ▁M abel ▁Norm and , ▁F at ty ▁Ar bu ck le , ▁and ▁direct ors ▁D . W . ▁Griff ith ▁and ▁Cec il ▁B . ▁De M ille . Other ▁guests ▁included ▁novel ist ▁S inc la ir ▁Lewis , ▁the ▁first ▁American ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁for ▁Liter ature , ▁circ us ▁im pres arios ▁the ▁Ring ling ▁Brothers , ▁dan cer ▁Is adora ▁Dun can , ▁song writer ▁George ▁M . ▁C oh an , ▁and ▁Duke ▁K ah an am oku , ▁the ▁champion ▁sw immer ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁who ▁popular ized ▁the ▁sport ▁of ▁sur f ing . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁appe als ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Francis ▁was ▁its ▁jazz ▁or chestra , ▁led ▁by ▁a ▁young ▁music ian ▁named ▁Art ▁H ick man . ▁His ▁band , ▁which ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁included ▁Bert ▁Kelly , ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁Rose ▁Room ▁of ▁the ▁hotel , ▁before ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁greater ▁fame ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁B ilt more ▁Hotel