The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-03-02
MISS MARGARET
FAULCONER
Beautiful And Talented
Daughter OF Rev.
Henry Faulconer
To Enter
Movies
POPULAR IN LANCASTER

Miss Margaret Elizabeth Fauleon-
CT. daughter % Rev. and Mrs. Henry
Fauleoner and grand daughter Of
Mrs. Rose Mason Of this city. has an
bounced her Intentions Of entering
the movies and in so doing she carries
with her the best wishes Of friends in
Lancaster. where she has often visit
cd and where she is so universally
popular. The following taken from
the New Orleans Timcs-Pieayune.
gives an int testing interview with
Miss Faulconer which follows:
II Miss Margaret Elizabeth Faul-
roner believes with her uncle, Prohi-
5ition Enforcement Director Roy A.
Haynes. that the country's chief mus
ic should be "Oh, How Dry Am"
then Hollywood movie circles should
beware. For Miss Fauleoner is now
making her debut in the movies.
She is in Richard Barthelmess' COM
pany.
Miss Margaret Elizabeth Faulcon-
er. niece OF Roy A. Haynes. national
Prohibition Enforcement Director,
and who Is also the daughter Of
Presbyterian evangelist. has entered
motion pictures. Her start in this
career was obtained for her by her
uncle, who overcame her fathers oh
jections Miss Faulconer is making
her debut in the cast Of Sonny" in
which Richard Barthelmess is being
starred
Miss Faulconer. whose home is in
Hillsboro. Ohio. has arrived in New
York TO commence her activities be-
fore the screen. She is a graduate
Of oxford and Glendale College, al
though but twenty years old. In
telling how she obtained her evange-
.iStic-father's consent TO appear be-
fore the camera, Miss Faulconer said:
As effective sermon can be
preached from the motion picture
screen to humanity, as any minister
can pronounce from his church pull
pit.
my father as was natural was OPP
posed 10 my going in for dramatics
or the motion pictures" she says. 81
told him he had the wrong idea. ]
eonfded in Uncle Roy what ! intend
ed to do. Then as a climax became
N and wanted TO 20 to the hospital.
Uncle Roy came to see me and said
I'd better get well quick as he had
a surprise for me. lie had. He had
won my father over, and had arrang-
ed for test to be taken Of me in the
First National studios in New York.
1t showed screened well. so here
am"
Miss Faulconer's father Is the Rev.
Henry Nichols Faulconer, a Presby-
'erian evangelist at Hillsboro. She
IS one Of seven children, typical
ministers family. She is also the
,reat-great granddaughter Of Miss
Nancy Kennedy Of Lancaster. Ky. /
he real life Eva" for ''Uncle Toms
Cabin"
Il believe that in these days when
women and girls are really doing
hings, that each one should make up
Ter mind 10 do one thing and do IL
veil. and she will then be a real serv-
tor Of humanity" Miss Fauleoner
declares.
II have chosen motion pictures.
With the marvellous stories that are
eing produced today. the educated
ien and women who are taking part
a their production. | am positive
hat they are uplifting to humanity.
nd that ! can preach as effective a
ermon from the screen as my father
an from the pulpit.
Il am beginning at the bottom. Of
curse That Is the place FOR any I
ne in any profession to start am
OF relying on my face to make nay J
lrtune. think the ability TO really 4
Ct is going to count more in motion
ietures than any facial Of physical !
alehritude. It's beauty Of charac-
n that counts"
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