Vito Russo
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1946-07-11 – 1990-11-07
Place of birth: Manhattan, New York, USA
Biography
Vito Russo was an American LGBT activist, film historian, and author. He is best remembered as the author of the book The Celluloid Closet, described in The New York Times as "an essential reference book" on homosexuality in the US film industry.
Known for
Vito
2011Self
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
1993Self
Voices from the Front
1992Himself
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
2015Himself (archive footage)
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
2017Self (archive footage)
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
1989Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)