Top 28 Biography Movies Editor's Choice from 1976

The early life of Woody Guthrie as a vagabond folk singer. Check out Bound for Glory / IMDB / YouTube

Composer and pianist Franz Liszt (Roger Daltrey) attempts to overcome his hedonistic life-style while repeatedly being drawn back into it by the many women in his life and fellow composer Richard Wagner (Paul Nicholas). Learn about Lisztomania / IMDB / YouTube

A study of the psychology of a champion ski-jumper, whose full-time occupation is carpentry. Info on The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner / IMDB / YouTube

The best music and the best whiskey come from the same part of the country. See more about Heartworn Highways / IMDB / YouTube

Biography of the legendary folksinger, Huddie Ledbetter, master of the 12-string guitar and long-time convict on Texas and Louisiana chain gangs. Learn about Leadbelly / IMDB / YouTube

In 1926, famous evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappeared for six weeks. When she surfaced, she claimed that she had been kidnapped and held prisoner in Mexico. Others claimed that she was off carrying on an affair with a married man. This movie dramatizes the court hearing held to determine exactly what happened. More about The Disappearance of Aimee / IMDB / YouTube

Galileo Galilei, his telescopic discoveries, support of Copernican theory, conflict with Catholic Church leading to imprisonment, and influence on future scientists like Newton and Kepler. Get info on Galileo / IMDB / YouTube

A biography about the love affair between 1930s Hollywood superstars Clark Gable and Carole Lombard. Find out about Gable and Lombard / IMDB / YouTube

From his childhood in Hong Kong to his rise to movie stardom, the life of Bruce Lee is revealed in this film. Info on Bruce Lee: The Man, the Myth / IMDB / YouTube

During the early 16th Century idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation. Find out about Luther / IMDB / YouTube

A biography of renowned escape artist Harry Houdini, examining his fascination with the occult and his promise to his wife on his deathbed that he would contact her from the great beyond, if it were at all possible. Get info on The Great Houdini / IMDB / YouTube

Aspiring actress Norma Jean Baker lives in squalor in the early '40s as she works at the munitions plant and dreams of being a movie star. Abused as a child and an adult, she lacks self-confidence, but photographer Ralph Johnson takes some publicity shots and convinces her to try for her dream, and supports her as she's bounced from casting couches to sleazy photo sho. Explore Goodbye, Norma Jean / IMDB / YouTube

A dramatization of the story of legendary movie actor James Dean. The film's writer, William Bast, had roomed with Dean in the early '50s, when both were trying to break into films as actors. Details on James Dean / IMDB / YouTube

Based on a true story, details the daring 1964 theft of the J.P. Morgan jewel collection from New York's American Museum of Natural History. Called The Greatest Jewel Heist of the 20th Century, the robbers took twenty-two precious gems, including the Star of India, the 100.32-carat de Long Ruby and the 16.25-carat Eagle Diamond, stones so famous they would be imposs. Find out about Murph the Surf / IMDB / YouTube

The story of action star Bruce Lee's life in the days leading up to untimely death. Get info on Bruce Lee and I / IMDB / YouTube

A highly fictionalized biography of the famous Bruce Lee, this movie traces his college life, his marriage to Linda Lee, his relationship with his master, and his untimely death. Find out about He's a Legend, He's a Hero / IMDB / YouTube