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Scene and Heard
Scene and Heard at The Westin St. Francis
Parties, historic events and more

From the stage and screen to the White House and throne, The Westin St. Francis is the place where notable personalities are “Scene and Heard.” Historic gatherings in the dining rooms, ballrooms and suites of The Westin St. Francis have been a regular occurrence for more than a century. Whether spending the night, dining or attending a special event at the hotel, guests might share company with Hollywood stars and entertainers, poets, playwrights, artists, sports figures and even the President of the United States.

Notable Past Guests

U.S. Presidents

President George W. Bush, Jr.
President William J. Clinton
President George Bush, Sr.
President Ronald W. Reagan
President Jimmy Carter
President Gerald R. Ford
President Richard M. Nixon
President Lyndon B. Johnson
President John F. Kennedy
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
President Herbert Hoover
President Calvin Coolidge
President Warren S. Harding
President Woodrow Wilson
President William H. Taft
President Theodore Roosevelt
President William McKinley

First Ladies

First Lady Laura Bush
First Lady Hillary Clinton
First Lady Nancy Reagan
First Lady Rosalynne Carter
First Lady Mamie Eisenhower
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
First Lady Patricia Nixon

United States Government Officials

Senator Barack Obama
Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives

Royalty

H.R.H. the Princess Ubolratana Mahidol of Thailand
Crown Prince and Crown Princess, Sweden
Crown Prince Frederick, Denmark
Emperor Hirohito, Japan
Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II, Britain
King Constantine, Greece
Shah of Iran, Iran
Prince Radu and Princess Margarita of Romania

Entertainers and Performers

Al Jolson, Entertainer

Andy Garcia, Actor
Annette Benning,
Actress
Barbra Streisand,
Singer/Actress
Bette Davis,
Actress
Beyonce, Singer
Billy Graham,
Event Promoter
Bing Crosby,
Actor/Singer
Bob Hope,
Actor/Comedian
Boyz II Men, Band
Brian Austin Green,
Actor
Brooke Shields,
Super Model/Actress
Burt Reynolds,
Actor
Catherine Zeta Jones,
Actress
Cecil B. DeMille,
Motion Picture Mogul
Christian Slater,
Actor
Cindy Crawford,
Super Model/ Actress
Cirque de Soliel,
Circus Troupe
Crowded House,
Band
Cybill Shepherd,
Actress
Danny Glover,
Actor
Debbie Reynolds,
Actress/ Singer
Donatello,
Teenage Ninja Turtle
Dr. Ruth Westheimer,
Talk Show Person
Enrico Caruso,
Tenor
Faye Dunaway,
Actress
Gladys Knight & the Pips,
Musical Group
Gracie Allen,
Actress/Comedienne
Harrison Ford,
Actor
James Earl Jones,
Actor
Jennifer Anniston,
Actress
Jennifer Lopez,
Actress
Jerry Lewis,
Actor/Comedian
Joan Crawford,
Actress
Joan Rivers,
Entertainer
Johnny Depp,
Actor
Judy Garland,
Actress and husband, David Rose, Composer
Kathy Bates,
Actress
Kelly Osbourne,
Actress
Kevin Bacon,
Actor
Kevin Costner,
Actor
Kirk Douglas,
Actor
Lana Turner,
Actress
Loni Anderson,
Actress
Louis Armstrong,
Musician
Marilyn Monroe,
Actress
Matthew McConaughey,
Actor
Matthew Perry,
Actor

Marlee Matlin,

Actress
Meg Ryan,
Actress
Megan Mullaly,
Entertainer
Melissa Etheridge,
Entertainer
Merv Griffin,
Entertainer/Television Mogul
Michael Douglas,
Actor
Natalie Wood,
Actress
Nicholas Cage,
Actor
Pamela Anderson,
Actress
Phil Donahue,
Television Personality
Phyllis Diller,
Comedienne/Actress
Pink Floyd,
Band
Priscilla Presley,
Actress
Richard Gere,
Actor
River Phoenix,
Actor
Robin Williams,
Actor/Comedian
Sally Fields,
Actress
Sharon Osbourne,
Actress
Shirley Temple,
Child Actress
Stockard Channing,
Actress
Tony Bennett,
Entertainer
Vanessa Williams,
Model/Actress
Warren Beatty,
Actor
Will Smith,
Entertainer
Willie Nelson,
Country Western Singer
Woody Harrelson,
Actor
Maria Bello,
Actress

Authors, Poets, Writers, Playwrights, Journalists and Media Personalities

Amy Tan, Author
Ernest Hemingway,
Author/Writer
Gloria Steinem,
Author/Editor
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
US President/Reporter Lowell Thomas,
News Journalist
Sidney Sheldon, Author
Sinclair Lewis, Writer
Tom Brokaw,
Broadcast personality

Athletes and Sports Celebrities

Al Davis
Al Rosen
Barry Bonds
Bill Madlock
Bob Costas, NBC
Sports Anchor
Carmen Policy
Chris Berman
Dave Dravecky
Dominic DiMaggio
Dusty Baker
Dwight Clark
Eddie DeBartolo
Eldridge “Tiger” Woods
Fay Vincent,
Commissioner of Major League
Baseball
Fernando Valenzuela
George Seifer
Jack Dempsey
Jack La Lanne
James J. Corbett
Jim Plunkett
Jim Rickoff
Joe Montana
Jonny Moseley
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Kyle Petty
Leo Durocher
Mary Lou Retton
Peggy Fleming Jenkins
Pele
Reggie Jackson
Sonja Heine
Vijay Singh
Walter Hagen
Roger Craig
Joe Montana
John Madden
Eddie DeBartolo

Greatest Athletes in Bay History

Giants
Willie Mays
Willie McCovey
Vida Blue
JT Snow

A's
Dave Stewart

Warriors
Alvin Attles
Nate Thurmond

Sharks
Doug Wilson
Mike Ricci

SaberCats
Darren Arbet

Earthquakes
John Doyle
Frank Yallop
Joe Cannon

Cal
Mike Pawlawski

Stanford
Todd Husak


International Officials

Honourable Monique Gagnon-Tremblay

Local Government Officials

Gavin Newsom

Willie Brown

Mikail Ali

Paul Helmke



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