The Great Man's Whiskers is a 1972 American made-for-television drama film about Abraham Lincoln, directed by Philip Leacock.
Harve Presnell, featured as a ballad singer in the film, sings "The Wilderness Man" written by Earl Robinson with lyrics by Yip Harburg.
[2] A ten-year-old girl (Elizabeth Cooper) encourages Abraham Lincoln to grow a beard.
The screenplay was inspired by the true story of Grace Bedell, who wrote Lincoln just before his election to the presidency in 1860.
[5] The screenplay by John Paxton was eventually directed by Philip Leacock at Universal City Studios in 1969.