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In 1926, entertainer Will Rogers was appointed first "Honorary Mayor" of Beverly Hills. Here, crowds of people hold signs endorsing Rogers as mayor. Followed by Rogers seen alongside his wife and children. Later, Rogers shares a laugh with famed actor Douglas Fairbanks. Rogers holds up the key to the city. Lastly, he addresses the crowds. California, 1926. William Penn Adair Rogers was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma), and is known as "Oklahoma's Favorite Son". As an entertainer and humorist, he traveled around the world three times, made 71 films (50 silent films and 21 "talkies"), and wrote more than 4,000 nationally syndicated newspaper columns. By the mid-1930s, Rogers was hugely popular in the United States for his leading political wit and was the highest paid of Hollywood film stars. He died in 1935 with aviator Wiley Post when their small airplane crashed in northern Alaska. Douglas Elton Fairbanks Sr. was an American actor and filmmaker, best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films. One of the biggest stars of the silent era, Fairbanks was referred to as "The King of Hollywood".