Looking at a picture of Abraham ... Lincoln song imagined his supporters begging not to have his picture shown. Bedell, of Westfield, New York, offered a solution: Lincoln should grow a beard.

Based on a play, Lovell Holder's movie centers on a stage manager who daydreams about the politician's personal relationships.

On Oct. 15, 1860 - 153 years ago today &mdash 11-year-old Grace Bedell wrote a letter to Abraham Lincoln suggesting he grow a beard for the presidential election. Bedell said in her letter that ...

is currently running on Broadway and involves Abraham Lincoln using Mary Todd Lincoln as a beard while she dreams of becoming a cabaret performer.